New York, Ontario / Canada. Born 1935
Mod figure, environments, collage
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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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New York. Born 1960
Non objective, fluorescent, black light painting
New York, California. 1938 - 2011
Conceptual installations, mixed media, earth and body art
Denmark, Germany. Born 1967
Optical illusion installations, mixed-media geometric sculpture
California. Born 1968
Prismatic, abstract paintings and drawings
Sweden, France. 1909 - 1987
Painting
New York. Born 1960
Text-based painting, allegory, self-portrait
Spain. 1933 - 2006
Figure and torso sculpture, painting
New York, Texas / Switzerland. 1928 - 1994
Minimalist three-dimensional constructions, abstract imagery
New York, Florida / South Korea. 1932 - 2006
Video artist, installation sculpture
New York, Kansas. 1931 - 2018
Earthworks, installation, minimalism
New York, California. Born 1944
Sculptor-earthworks, abstraction
New York. 1932 - 1990
Abstraction, mod genre, collage
New York. 1930 - 1998
Geometric abstraction, images of receding highways, female portraits
California, Michigan. 1954 - 2012
Multi-media installations, comic book scenes, fabric sculpture, videos
New York / USA. 1929 - 1999
Geometric abstraction, pop art
New York / Germany. 1943 - 1977
Color fields, installation views
New York, Georgia, Indiana. Born 1938
Photo-realistic dining scene painting, commercial art
New York / Germany, Austria. 1953 - 1997
Mixed media sculpture, collage, installation
New York / Austria. 1919 - 2014
Abstract self portriature, figurative art
New York, Connecticut. Born 1937
Geometric, minimal abstract painting
New York. Born 1951
Abstraction, collage, performance
California. Born 1961
Large-scale abstract collage-paper items
New York, New Mexico. 1923 - 2013
Conceptual art, collage, constructions
New York, Nevada. Born 1979
Paintings, sculpture
New York / Taiwan, Province of China. Born 1942
Photo real nude figure painting
New York, New Mexico / Greece, India. Born 1941
Sculpture-knot shaped 'environments', fountains, graphics
Germany, France. Born 1945
Conceptual painting, sculpture, installation, found objects
New York, Indiana / Germany. Born 1972
Abstract sculpture, digital art, photography
Texas, New York. Born 1957
Torn ornate fabric and text image painting, punk propaganda, conceptual
New York, California. Born 1957
Post-surreal, grotesque figure and portrait painting
New York, Florida / Russian Federation. 1912 - 1999
Large-scale metal sculpture, op-abstract