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1919 New York City - 1996 Florida Keys, Florida. Known for: Surreal-pop imagery, assemblage.
Painter William Nelson Copley (1919-1996), more popularly known by the contraction of his name CPLY, was born in New York City. He was adopted by newspaper publisher Colonel Ira C. Copley, who owned... Read full biography
Painter William Nelson Copley (1919-1996), more popularly known by the contraction of his name CPLY, was born in New York City. He was adopted by newspaper publisher Colonel Ira C. Copley, who owned newspapers throughout Chicago and Southern California, thus assuring a lifetime of financial... Read full biography
Painter William Nelson Copley (1919-1996), more popularly known by the contraction of his name CPLY, was born in New York City. He was adopted by newspaper publisher Colonel Ira C. Copley, who owned newspapers throughout Chicago and Southern California, thus assuring a lifetime of financial independence. Copley studied at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts from 1932-1936, and Yale University from 1936-1938. In the U.S. Army from 1942-1946, during World War II, he fought throughout Italy... Read full biography
Painter William Nelson Copley (1919-1996), more popularly known by the contraction of his name CPLY, was born in New York City. He was adopted by newspaper publisher Colonel Ira C. Copley, who owned newspapers throughout Chicago and Southern California, thus assuring a lifetime of financial independence. Copley studied at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts from 1932-1936, and Yale University from 1936-1938. In the U.S. Army from 1942-1946, during World War II, he fought throughout Italy and North Africa. In 1947-1948, he was Director of Copley Galleries in Beverly Hills, Calif. in partnership with his brother-in-law John Ployardt, where he exhibited Surrealists Rene Magritte, Joseph Cornell, Matta, Yves Tanguy, Man Ray and Max... Read full biography
Painter William Nelson Copley (1919-1996), more popularly known by the contraction of his name CPLY, was born in New York City. He was adopted by newspaper publisher Colonel Ira C. Copley, who owned newspapers throughout Chicago and Southern California, thus assuring a lifetime of financial independence. Copley studied at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts from 1932-1936, and Yale University from 1936-1938. In the U.S. Army from 1942-1946, during World War II, he fought throughout Italy and North Africa. In 1947-1948, he was Director of Copley Galleries in Beverly Hills, Calif. in partnership with his brother-in-law John Ployardt, where he exhibited Surrealists Rene Magritte, Joseph Cornell, Matta, Yves Tanguy, Man Ray and Max Ernst. The gallery failed. When it closed, Copley's careers as a collector and artist began. The artist... Read full biography
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesWho Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesDrawing the Line Reappraising Drawing Past and Present
1995
(Exhibition catalog)Craig-Martin, Michael108 pages (color)Views from Abroad European Perspectives on American Art
1995
(Exhibition catalog)Fuchs, Rudi/Adam D Weinberg127 pages (color)Old Glory The American Flag in Contemporary Art
1994
(Exhibition catalog)Rubin, David S64 pages (color)Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993Bowker R R1,473 pagesContemporary Artists (3rd Edition)
1989Naylor, Colin (editor)1,059 pagesDictionary of Contemporary American Artists (5th Edition)
1987Cummings, Paul653 pagesWho's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986Jaques Cattell Press1,292 pages300 Years of American Art (two volumes)
1986Zellman, Michael David1,102 pages (color)Cinquante Ans de Dessins Americai 1930-1980
1985
(Exhibition catalog)Ecole Nationale/Beaux-Arts290 pages (color)American Artists: An Illustrated Survey of Leading Contemporary Americans
1985Krantz, Les347 pages (color)The Art Dealers The Powers Behind the Scenes Tell How
1984DeCoppet, Laura/Alan Jones320 pagesAmerican Painting of the Sixties and Seventies
1980
(Exhibition catalog)Kahan, Mitchell Douglas88 pages (color)Painting and Sculpture in the Museum of Modern Art
1977Barr, Alfred H655 pagesWho's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition
1976Jaques Cattell Press756 pagesSmithsonian Archives of American Art: Checklist of the Collection
1975Editor, Smithsonian0 pagesCatalogue of American Paintings in British Public Collections
1974Gidley, Mick58 pagesEroticism in Contemporary Art
1972Kahmen, Volker282 pages (color)Dada, Surrealism and Their Heritage (Museum of Modern Art)
1968
(Exhibition catalog)Rubin, William S252 pagesNew Directions in American Painting: A Loan Exhibition
1963
(Exhibition catalog)Brandeis University48 pages