Carnegie Museum of Art
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1887 Vitebsk, Russia - 1965 Teaneck, New Jersey. Known for: Fantasy figure, genre, illustrator.
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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Museums & Collections (8)
All MuseumsDenver Art Museum
100 West 14th Avenue Parkway
Denver, CO 80204Neuberger Museum of Art
Suny, Purchase College
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577-1400Portland Art Museum, Oregon
1219 Sw Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97205The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102University of Michigan Museum of Art, UMMA
525 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1354Weisman Art Museum
The University of Minnesota
333 East River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55455Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Ganesvoort Street
New York City, NY 10014