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Archives related to: Copley, William Nelson, 1919-1996
| title | William Nelson Copley papers, 1948-1967. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | 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 | Business Papers Scrapbooks Photographs Writings Catalogs |
| 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. Location of Original: Reel 861: Originals returned to William N. Copley after microfilming. |
| updated | 04/24/2025 09:08:29 |
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| title | Henry Tyler Hopkins interviews, 1980 Oct. 24-1980 Dec. 17. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Henry Tyler Hopkins conducted by Wesley Chamberlin for the Archives of American Art. Hopkins speaks of his childhood and family background in Idaho; his education in Idaho and at the Art Institute of Chicago; his U.S. Army service as a photographer; the influence upon him of the early abstract expressionists; moving to California and getting involved in the museum community; working as a curator at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and developing its collection of modern works; becoming the director of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the value of art appreciation over art entertainment; problems with corporate and federal support; the psychological aspects of Jackson Pollack’s work; pop art; the Bay area art scene; and the role of art museums. He recalls Shirley and Walter Hopps, Ed Ruscha, Joe Goode, Larry Bell, Ed Bereal, Ron Miyashiro, Jackson Pollack, Joseph Cornell, Billy Al Bengston, Kenny Price, Robert Irwin, William Copley, Franz Kline, and many others. Bio / His Notes: Director, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. |
| extent | Sound recording: 7 sound cassettes Transcript: 90 p. |
| formats | Sound Recording Interview Transcript Online Transcript |
| access | Open |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | These interviews are 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 10:07:33 |
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| title | Oral history interview with William Nelson Copley, 1968 January 30 | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | 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 | Sound Recording Transcript Online Transcript Interview |
| access | Open |
| 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 10:07:33 |
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| title | Copley Foundation and Collection records, 1954-1980. | repository | The Getty Research Institute |
| description | Records document the William and Noma Copley Foundation's grant program for composers and artists, 1954-1966. Richard Hamilton's correspondence, 1960-1966, largely concerns the Foundation's monograph series, which he edited. Other papers, including correspondence with artists, files regarding exhibitions and insurance, and photographs, document the Copleys' personal art collection, known for its large number of Surrealist works. Files dated after 1966 primarily contain Noma Copley's correspondence with artists. Biographical or Historical Notes: Copley Foundation The William and Noma Copley Foundation was incorporated in Chicago as a non-profit foundation in 1954. Its aim was to aid and encourage creative individuals in the fields of painting, sculpture and music composition. Grants were awarded by a board of directors from nominations made by the advisers. The Foundation's advisers were Jean Arp, Alfred Barr, Jr., Roberto Matta Echaurren, Max Ernst, Julien Levy, William Lieberman, Man Ray, Sir Roland Penrose and Sir Herbert Read. The officers and directors were William Copley, Noma Copley, Marcel Duchamp, Barnet Hodes (also called Barney), Eleanor Hodes and Darius Milhaud. Music and art award responsibilities were divided between husband and wife. Noma Copley collaborated with Milhaud, whose music recommendations were nearly all accepted. William Copley generally made the final decisions on the visual art grants, based on the recommendations of his artist friends. In 1966 William Copley became dissatisfied with his Foundation association, preferring to be known as a painter rather than a philanthropist. The Foundation published a series of monographs from 1960-1966 to highlight those artists who received awards. The British Pop artist Richard Hamilton was chosen as editor, not only for his well-known talents in layout and design, but also, as one of Duchamp's protegées, for the respect given him by the international art community. A total of 10 monographs were published on Hans Bellmer, Richard Lindner, Bernard Pfriem, René Magritte, Thomas Albert Sills, Eduardo Paolozzi, James Metcalf, Serge Charchoune, Jacques Hérold and Diter Rot [i.e., Dieter Roth]. The later books, especially Dieter Rot's, explored the medium of the artist book, which Hamilton found very exciting. He suggested that the Foundation continue in this direction and consider publishing books by non-awardees (such as Emmett Williams). However, William Copley believed the series was straying from the Foundation's initial intentions, which could jeopardize the Foundation's non-profit tax status. Copley Collection The Copleys assembled an important private collection of Surrealist art. Hans Bellmer, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, René Magritte and Man Ray were represented in depth. Important works in the collection were acquired abroad and imported into France. Approximately half of the collection was purchased in France. The collection included Magritte's “Ceci n'est pas une pipe” and “Chambre d'Ecoute,” Ernst's “Le Surréalisme et la Peinture,” Man Ray's “A l'Heure de l'Observatoire: les Amoureux” and Richard Hamilton's “$he”. From 1964 to 1966, Marcia Tucker worked as collection curator, overseeing exhibition loans and the care and maintenance of the collection. Most of the Copley collection was sold at auction (Sotheby's Nov. 5, 1979). Some of the works were placed on long-term loan or donated to museums. |
| extent | 4.5 lin. ft. (10 boxes) |
| formats | Business Papers Personal Papers Correspondence Photographs Financial Records |
| access | Open for use by qualified researchers. |
| record link | http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa880403 |
| record source | https://primo.getty.edu/permalink/f/19q6gmb/GETTY_ALMA21116258200001551 |
| finding aid | Unpublished finding aid available in the repository: folder level control. Additionally, the finding aid is available electronically on the repository's Web site. |
| acquisition information | The Research Library acquired the bulk of the archive in 1988. Additional material was acquired in 1995, 1996, and 1998. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:37 |
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| title | Ellen Lanyon papers, 1944-1991. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Biographical material, awards, business records, notes, subject files concerning teaching, projects, exhibitions, and organizations, and printed material. Curriculum vitae; bibliography; clippings; bulletins; newsletters; exhibition catalogs, 1946-1977; and brochures. Biographical data; award certificates; correspondence with family members and colleagues, 1965-1980; files on teaching positions, exhibitions, 1944-1979, membership in art organizations including the College Art Association, Chicago Artists Group, Illinois Art Council, Illinois Center Plaza Venture, and W.E.B. (West Side Bag), and on the women's rights movement, 1972-1976; art and slide inventories and other business records regarding sales, commissions, gifts, loans, restorations, and insurance claims; lecture notes; and printed material. Correspondents (reel 2237) include: Cecile Abish, Janet Abramowicz, Keith Achepohl, Nicholas Africano, William Anthony, Vincent Arcilesi, Barbara Aubin, Jennifer Bartlett, Jack Beal, Keith Boyle, Phyllis Bramson, Vera Budlick, Sarah Canright, Carlebach Gallery, Judy Chicago, William Copley, Joan Danziger, Dominick Di Meo, Du Dragon Gallery, Charles Eldredge,Llyn Foulkes, June Leaf Frank, Marcia Frankel, Jean Frumkin, Hansen Fuller Gallery, Elaine Galen, Leon Golub, Ron Gorchov, Jacqueline Gourevitch, Graphic Gallery, Geri Gray, Harold Gregor, Loretta Grellner, Krystin Grenon, Red Grooms, Ted Halkin, Harmony Hammond, Fairweather Hardin Gallery, Barbara Haskell, David Hendricks, Judith Hoffberg, B. C. Holland Gallery, Bjorg Holte, Michael Hurson, George Irwin, Miyoko Ito, Ray Johnson, Lynda Kahn, Samuel Koffler, Ida Kohlmeyer, Gabriel Laderman, Daniel Lang, Maurico Lasansky, Alice Lauffer, Barbara Levy, Jean and Julien Levy, Ira Licht, Lucy Lippard, Jim Love, Warren MacKenzie, Jerrold Maddox, Claude Marks, James McGarrell, Robert Mende, Richard Merkin, Charlotte Moser, Cindy Nemser, Linda Nochlin, Richard Notkin, Gloria Orenstein, Gertrude Pacific, Tom Parish, George Parrino, Ed Paschke, Ed Plunkett, Rudy Pozzatti, Joseph Raffael, Christina Ramberg, Stewart Rickard Gallery, Sonnabend Rosen Gallery, Seymour Rosofsky, Susan Rubenstein, Ivy Sky Rutsky, Bruce St. John, Peter Saul, Miriam Schapiro, Franz Schulze, Arthur Secunda,Joanne Seltzer, Sandy Shannonhouse, Joan Snyder, John Sommers, May Stevens, Adlai and Nancy Stevenson, Richard Stout, Jurgen Strunck, Stanley Tigerman, Hugh Townley, Jan van der Marck, Angus White Gallery, Joe Wilfer, Sidney R. Yates, Zabriskie Gallery, and Michael Zilka. Letters from colleagues, 1965-1989; letters and contracts concerning teaching and lectures, 1977-1989; invoices and receipts, 1978-1987; lists of art works; notes; clippings, 1968-1989; exhibition announcements and catalogs, 1967-1991; and other printed material; and files containing letters, notes, financial records, and printed material on the Ox-Bow Summer School of Painting, 1951-1989, W.E.B., 1972, Metropolitan Structures, Inc., 1974-1975, the AMERICA '76 exhibition, 1974-1977, Women's Caucus for Art, 1977-1983, exhibitions at N.A.M.E. Gallery, 1978 and 1982, the College Art Association, 1978-1985, Indiana Dunes Lakeshore Project, 1979-1980, American Printmaking Association, 1979-1981, Boston Mural Project, 1980, Mid-America College Art Association, 1981, Lisbon exhibition, 1981-1984, Temple Sholom windows, 1982, St. Louis Community College exhibition, 1983, retrospective exhibitions, 1984 and 1988, and the Tax Reform Act of 1986. Bio/History: Painter, printmaker; Chicago, Illinois. b. 1926. |
| extent | 4.0 linear ft |
| formats | Business Papers Correspondence Clippings Exhibition Files Subject Files |
| access | Microfilmed portion must be consulted on microfilm. Use of unmicrofilmed portion requires an appointment and is limited to Washington, D.C. office. |
| record link | https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.lanyelle.pdf |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/ellen-lanyon-papers-9118 |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:37 |
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| title | Artist file: Copley, William Nelson, 1919-, miscellaneous uncataloged material. | repository | The Museum of Modern Art |
| description | The folder may include announcements, clippings, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, small exhibition catalogs, and other ephemeral material. Bio/History: b. 1919, New York, N.Y.; d. 1996, Sugar Loaf Key, Fla. Location MoMA Queens Artist Files Call Number Copley, William Nelson. |
| extent | 1 folder |
| formats | Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | https://library.nyarc.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/ai54l4/alma991010561449707141 |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:37 |
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| title | Artist file. Copley, William Nelson, | repository | The Brooklyn Museum Libraries and Archives |
| description | The file may include any of the following materials: announcements, clippings, photographs, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, small exhibition catalogs, resumés, other ephemeral material. Cite as: Brooklyn Museum Library Collections. Schweitzer Gallery files. Location: Brooklyn Artist Files Call Number: AF Schweitzer L |
| extent | 2 folders |
| formats | Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | https://library.nyarc.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/ai54l4/alma991013253989707141 |
| acquisition information | Gift; M.R. Schweitzer; 1990. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:37 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Henry Tyler Hopkins, 1980 Oct. 24-1980 Dec. 17. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Henry Tyler Hopkins conducted by Wesley Chamberlin for the Archives of American Art. Hopkins speaks of his childhood and family background in Idaho; his education in Idaho and at the Art Institute of Chicago; his U.S. Army service as a photographer; the influence upon him of the early abstract expressionists; moving to California and getting involved in the museum community; working as a curator at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and developing its collection of modern works; becoming the director of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the value of art appreciation over art entertainment; problems with corporate and federal support; the psychological aspects of Jackson Pollack’s work; pop art; the Bay area art scene; and the role of art museums. He recalls Shirley and Walter Hopps, Ed Ruscha, Joe Goode, Larry Bell, Ed Bereal, Ron Miyashiro, Jackson Pollack, Joseph Cornell, Billy Al Bengston, Kenny Price, Robert Irwin, William Copley, Franz Kline, and many others. Bio / His Notes: Director, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. |
| extent | Sound recording: 7 sound cassettes Transcript: 90 p. |
| formats | Sound Recording Transcript Online Transcript |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | These interviews are 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 10:07:37 |
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| title | William Nelson Copley artist file : study photographs and reproductions of works of art with accompanying documentation 1920-2000. | repository | The Frick Collection and Frick Art Research Library |
| description | Assembled artist file includes b&w photographs, reproductions from books and auction catalogs, and in some cases, negatives. Items may include full views, details, before and after restoration views, etc. Documentation may include artist name, title of work, medium, dimensions, provenance, exhibition history, related works, previous attributions, and bibliography. Photocopies of items and accompanying documentation are available upon request, subject to fees and other current guidelines for reproduction. Photographic prints from the Library's negatives may be ordered subject to copyright requirements. Location Frick Photoarchive Stacks Call Number 100 Copley |
| extent | 1 folder [as of 1999] : ill. (some col.) ; 34 cm. |
| formats | Ephemera |
| access | Photocopies of items and accompanying documentation are available upon request, subject to fees and other current guidelines for reproduction. Photographic prints from the Library's negatives may be ordered subject to copyright requirements. |
| record source | https://library.frick.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/1qqhid8/alma991001303809707141 |
| finding aid | N/A |
| acquisition information | Compiled by staff of the Frick Art Reference Library. The Library continues to add to the file. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:37 |
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| title | Gloria de Herrera papers, 1936-1996 (bulk 1947-1985). | repository | The Getty Research Institute |
| description | The papers consist of ca. 750 items documenting De Herrera’s milieu and activities. Series I. Correspondence: ca. 180 letters and related items, of De Herrera or of James Byrnes acting on her behalf. Correspondents include Heinz Berggruen, James and Barbara Byrnes, Dominique Darbois, Lydia Delectorskaya, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning, Françoise Gilot, Adolfo Kaminsky, Edouard Loeb, Henri and Amélie Matisse, Pierre Matisse, Franz Meyer, Wolfgang Paalen and Man Ray. The series also contains letters by William Nelson Copley, as well as some from Russian correspondents whom De Herrera met in the Soviet Union in 1957. Series II. Documents: ca. 170 items, comprising De Herrera’s writings, records of her Matisse work and her work on Darbois’s Enfants du monde series, newspaper clippings, arrest records, passport fragments detailing her travels, medical reports and records from the end of her life. Of interest are drafts of ten short essays by William Nelson Copley regarding life in France in 1951, including a visit to Picasso’s studio in Vallauris. Series III. Artworks: 22 artworks, 68 photographs of artworks and 7 exhibition announcements. Includes drawings by Victor Brauner, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Roberto Matta and Bernard Pfriem, a watercolor by Franoise Gilot, and a very small oil painting by William Nelson Copley. Of particular interest are the Échantillons Matisse, a set of 72 fragments of unfaded gouached paper left over from her Matisse work, along with 10 full-sized gouached sheets. Photographs of artworks and exhibition announcements document works by Brauner, Calder, Copley, Joseph Cornell, Max Ernst, Gilot, Ynez Johnston, Henri Matisse, Matta, Claude Monet, Piet Mondrian, Man Ray, Yves Tanguy and Dorothea Tanning. Series IV. Photographs: 244 photographs, 37 photocopies and 1 related item documenting De Herrera’s friendships, activities and interests, predominantly in Los Angeles and France. Most notably represented are Man Ray and his wife Juliet, William Nelson Copley, Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning; also included are Victor Brauner, Alexander Calder, Marcel Duchamp, Paul Eluard, Alberto Giacometti, Françoise Gilot, Wolfgang Paalen, Valentine and Roland Penrose, Pablo Picasso, Henri-Pierre Roché, Yves Tanguy, and Marcel Zerbib. Of special interest is De Herrera’s scrapbook, documenting her life from ca. 1950 to 1953, with views of Max Ernst’s homes in Sedona and St. Martin d’Ardèche, and snapshots from the visit to Picasso in Vallauris. Also of interest are photographs taken by De Herrera at a 1947 Just Jazz concert in Pasadena, featuring Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and other jazz musicians. Further included are a picture of De Herrera working on a Matisse collage, and images from De Herrera’s 1957 trip to the Soviet Union. Photographs documenting the Algerian revolution were likely taken by Dominique Darbois. Series V. Oversize materials: 7 items, including an oil painting by Copley entitled Gloria, a photographic reproduction of a Matisse drawing, and printed documents including a transcript of George Dondero’s 1949 Senate address, Modern art shackled to Communism. Series VI. Audiovisual materials: 3 items, a taped 1983 interview of De Herrera conducted by James B. Byrnes and a videotaped 1996 interview of Byrnes conducted by Dickran Tashjian. 1 computer disc contains the transcript of Byrnes interview with De Herrera. |
| extent | ca. 3 linear ft. (11 boxes) + ADDS (2 boxes) |
| formats | Correspondence Photographs Sound Recording Clippings Ephemera |
| access | Open for use by qualified researchers. |
| record link | http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa980024 |
| record source | https://primo.getty.edu/permalink/f/19q6gmb/GETTY_ALMA21115829510001551 |
| finding aid | Available online and unpublished finding aid available in the repository: folder level control. |
| acquisition information | James and Barbara Byrnes. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:37 |
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| title | William S. Lieberman Papers, 1948-1984 | repository | The Museum of Modern Art |
| description | The Papers document his contacts with the art world and involvement with Museum activities and exhibitions; in particular, Max Ernst (MoMA Exh. #474), Joan Miro (MoMA Exh. #641), Modigliani (MoMA Exh. #474) and Stravinsky and the Dance (C/E 62-2, 1962-63). His involvement with the Junior Council include such exhibitions as Young American Printmakers (MoMA Exh. #547), Recent Drawings, U.S.A. (MoMA Exh. #601) and the preparation of The Museum of Modern Art Calendar and Junior Council Print Sales. Correspondence relating to the Dance and Theatre Archives exhibitions is included in addition to correspondence with trustees, patrons, friends and such artists as Chryssa, Masuo Ikeda, Marc and Valentina Chagall, Robert Motherwell, Lee Krasner, Leonard Baskin, and Emilio Sanchez, many of whom were personal friends of Lieberman. Other subjects include Lieberman's trip to Japan (1964-65) for the purpose of organizing The New Japanese Painting and Sculpture (MoMA Exh. #809, ICE-D-13-64), Nelson A. Rockefeller's bequest to the Museum (1979), and the disposition of the Lyonel Feininger Estate. Biographical/historical note Curator, Department of Prints, 1949-60; Curator, Department of Drawings and Prints, 1960-66; Director, Department of Drawings and Prints, 1966-71; Curator, Department of Painting and Sculpture, 1969-71; Director, Department of Drawings, 1971-79; Advisor to the Junior Council, 1954-64. Since November 1979 he has been Chairman of the Twentieth Century Art Department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Location MoMA Museum Archives Call Number mmym MA |
| extent | 31 linear feet |
| formats | Business Papers Personal Papers Correspondence Exhibition Files |
| access | The records are open for research and contain no restricted materials. |
| record link | http://www.moma.org/research/archives/EAD/Liebermanf.html |
| record source | https://library.nyarc.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/ai54l4/alma991009763659707141 |
| finding aid | The finding aid is in the repository and on the repository's web site. |
| acquisition information | 7.5 linear feet of material (Series I.A and I.B) were transferred from three file drawers in the Department of Drawings in November 1990. 29 linear feet (Series II.A, II.B, III, IV, and V) were stored at an off-site location; these were transferred to the Museum Archives for processing in October 1991 |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:37 |
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| title | Artist file. Copley, William Nelson, 1919-1996. | repository | The Brooklyn Museum Libraries and Archives |
| description | The file may include any of the following materials: announcements, clippings, photographs, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, small exhibition catalogs, resumés, other ephemeral material. Location: Brooklyn Artist Files Call Number: AF BMA C |
| extent | 1 folder. |
| formats | Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | https://library.nyarc.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/ai54l4/alma991000296709707141 |
| acquisition information | Files compiled by BMA library staff from 1917 to the present. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:39 |
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| title | Franklin Furnace artist file : Copley, William Nelson; miscellaneous uncataloged material. | repository | The Museum of Modern Art |
| description | The folder may include resumes, artist's statements, slides, photographs, correspondence, announcements, clippings, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, portraits, and other ephemeral material from the period 1976-1996. Location MoMA Queens Franklin Furnance Artist File Call Number Copley, William Nelson |
| extent | 1 folder |
| formats | Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | https://library.nyarc.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/ai54l4/alma991010321529707141 |
| acquisition information | MoMA: Franklin Furnace Collection. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:39 |
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| title | William Copley scrapbook, 1951-1953 | repository | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| description | Not only an art dealer and patron, William Copley (1919-1996) was also a painter who exhibited at Julian Levy’s gallery in New York City. Through his friendship and association with Marcel Duchamp, he co-founded the Cassandra Foundation, which made the gift of Duchamp's multi-media work, Étant donnés to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. This scrapbook documents yet another career of Copley’s—that of a newspaper correspondent writing about his experiences in Paris. |
| extent | 1 linear foot |
| formats | Scrapbooks |
| access | Collection is unprocessed. Access at discretion of archivist. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:48 |
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