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1904 Mitchell, Ontario - 1986. Known for: Portrait, illustrator, mural, dogs.
John Coppin was born in Mitchell, Ontario. Settling in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, he became a prominent portrait painter, muralist, and illustrator. As Director of "AAA Motor News" magazine, he was... Read full biography
John Coppin was born in Mitchell, Ontario. Settling in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, he became a prominent portrait painter, muralist, and illustrator. As Director of "AAA Motor News" magazine, he was noted for his covers of this publication that was the forerunner of "Michigan Living" magazine. His... Read full biography
John Coppin was born in Mitchell, Ontario. Settling in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, he became a prominent portrait painter, muralist, and illustrator. As Director of "AAA Motor News" magazine, he was noted for his covers of this publication that was the forerunner of "Michigan Living" magazine. His portrait subjects included actor Sir Alec Guiness, artist Sadakichi Hartmann, General Motors President James M. Roche, automobile tycoon Henry Ford, and four Michigan governors. The Hartmann portrait... Read full biography
John Coppin was born in Mitchell, Ontario. Settling in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, he became a prominent portrait painter, muralist, and illustrator. As Director of "AAA Motor News" magazine, he was noted for his covers of this publication that was the forerunner of "Michigan Living" magazine. His portrait subjects included actor Sir Alec Guiness, artist Sadakichi Hartmann, General Motors President James M. Roche, automobile tycoon Henry Ford, and four Michigan governors. The Hartmann portrait is in the National Gallery in Washington and his mural, "Man and Transportation" is in the Detroit Public Library. Coppin was educated at Stratford Collegiate Institute and the John Wicker School of Art in Detroit, and he also did study tours in... Read full biography
John Coppin was born in Mitchell, Ontario. Settling in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, he became a prominent portrait painter, muralist, and illustrator. As Director of "AAA Motor News" magazine, he was noted for his covers of this publication that was the forerunner of "Michigan Living" magazine. His portrait subjects included actor Sir Alec Guiness, artist Sadakichi Hartmann, General Motors President James M. Roche, automobile tycoon Henry Ford, and four Michigan governors. The Hartmann portrait is in the National Gallery in Washington and his mural, "Man and Transportation" is in the Detroit Public Library. Coppin was educated at Stratford Collegiate Institute and the John Wicker School of Art in Detroit, and he also did study tours in Europe. He was a member of the American Federation of Artists and a fellow of International Institute of Arts and Letters. Prizes incl... Read full biography
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John Coppin was born in Mitchell, Ontario. Settling in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, he became a prominent portrait painter, muralist, and illustrator. As Director of "AAA Motor News" magazine, he was noted for his covers of this publication that was the forerunner of "Michigan Living" magazine.
His portrait subjects included actor Sir Alec Guiness, artist Sadakichi Hartmann, General Motors President James M. Roche, automobile tycoon Henry Ford, and four Michigan governors. The Hartmann portrait is in the National Gallery in Washington and his mural, "Man and Transportation" is in the Detroit Public Library.
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