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Archives related to: Copley Galleries
| title | William Nelson Copley papers, 1948-1967. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | William Nelson Copley (1919-1996): Painter, New York, N.Y. and gallery owner, Calif. Died May 1996. Papers and gallery records including scrapbooks, photographs, writings, announcements and catalogs. REEL 2709: Announcements and catalogs for exhibitions at The Copley Galleries, Beverly Hills, California, 1948-1949; 97 photographs, mostly of installations of exhibitions at the gallery, and a few of paintings by Man Ray, 1948; and an undated essay by Copley, "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Art Dealer," 51 pages in which he describes the brief one year history of the gallery, which exhibited the work of the Surrealists, including Joseph Cornell, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, Rene Magritte, Roberto Sebastian Antonio Matta Echuarren, Man Ray, and Yves Tanguy. REEL 861: Scrapbook, 1953-1967, in 3 volumes. Includes Copley's newspaper column; magazine clippings relating to his work and exhibits; and exhibition catalogs. |
| extent | 110 items (on 2 microfilm reels) reels 861 and 2709 |
| formats | Scrapbooks Photographs Exhibition Catalogs Clippings |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. "Portrait of an Artist as a Young Art Dealer: Authorization to publish, quote or reproduce must be obtained from: Director, Centre Beauborg, 35 Boulevard de Sebastopol, Paris 75001. |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/william-nelson-copley-papers-9393 |
| acquisition information | Material on reel 2709 donated 1976, by William Copley; material on reel 861 lent for microfilming 1975 by Copley. |
| updated | 04/24/2025 09:08:27 |
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| title | Oral history interview with William Nelson Copley, 1968 January 30 | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | William Nelson Copley (1919-1996): Painter, New York, N.Y. and gallery owner, Calif. Died May 1996. An interview of William Nelson Copley conducted by Paul Cummings for the Archives of American Art. |
| extent | Sound recordings: 1 sound tape reel ; 7 in. Transcript: 48 p. |
| formats | Interview Electronic Resource |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | https://www.aaa.si.edu/download_pdf_transcript/ajax?record_id=edanmdm-AAADCD_oh_212595 |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-william-nelson-copley-12646 |
| acquisition information | This interview is part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:27 |
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