Benjamin Kopman (1887-1966). Vitebsk, the birth place of Benjamin Kopman, was one of the largest Jewish communities in Europe in 1900 with a Jewish population of 34,420. It was a center of religious... Read full biography
Benjamin Kopman (1887-1966). Vitebsk, the birth place of Benjamin Kopman, was one of the largest Jewish communities in Europe in 1900 with a Jewish population of 34,420. It was a center of religious Judaism with a strong Habad presence, but also had a very active Zionist community. Unlike many... Read full biography
Benjamin Kopman (1887-1966). Vitebsk, the birth place of Benjamin Kopman, was one of the largest Jewish communities in Europe in 1900 with a Jewish population of 34,420. It was a center of religious Judaism with a strong Habad presence, but also had a very active Zionist community. Unlike many Russian communities, Vitebsk did not experience pogroms around the turn of the 20th century. Thus, when 16 year old Benjamin Kopman and his family emigrated to the United States in 1903, it was likely for... Read full biography
Benjamin Kopman (1887-1966). Vitebsk, the birth place of Benjamin Kopman, was one of the largest Jewish communities in Europe in 1900 with a Jewish population of 34,420. It was a center of religious Judaism with a strong Habad presence, but also had a very active Zionist community. Unlike many Russian communities, Vitebsk did not experience pogroms around the turn of the 20th century. Thus, when 16 year old Benjamin Kopman and his family emigrated to the United States in 1903, it was likely for economic gain rather than religious freedom. In New York Kopman was tutored by Abel Pan, who had studied at the Yehdua Penn's Vitebsk Academy. In 1905 Kopman enrolled at the National Academy of Art where he remained for 6 semesters. In 1913 Kopman... Read full biography
Benjamin Kopman (1887-1966). Vitebsk, the birth place of Benjamin Kopman, was one of the largest Jewish communities in Europe in 1900 with a Jewish population of 34,420. It was a center of religious Judaism with a strong Habad presence, but also had a very active Zionist community. Unlike many Russian communities, Vitebsk did not experience pogroms around the turn of the 20th century. Thus, when 16 year old Benjamin Kopman and his family emigrated to the United States in 1903, it was likely for economic gain rather than religious freedom. In New York Kopman was tutored by Abel Pan, who had studied at the Yehdua Penn's Vitebsk Academy. In 1905 Kopman enrolled at the National Academy of Art where he remained for 6 semesters. In 1913 Kopman became a US citizen and he lived on East 14th Street in Manhattan during and after WWI.... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (35)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Painting a Place in America Jewish Artists in New York 1900-1945 (Exhibition catalog)
1991
Kleeblatt, Norman L and Susan Chevlowe (Editors)
208 pages (color)
The Salons of America (Exhibition catalog)
1991
Marlor, Clark S
242 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950 (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings
622 pages
The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
1,117 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, 1876-1913, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Volume II (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Falk, Peter Hastings
612 pages
The American Paintings (in the) Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art
1989
Fresella-Lee, Nancy
222 pages (color)
Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists (5th Edition)
1987
Cummings, Paul
653 pages
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
Painting and Sculpture in the Museum of Modern Art