Copley, William Nelson, 1919-1996
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William N. Copley (January 24, 1919 – May 7, 1996) also known as CPLY, was an American painter, writer, gallerist, collector, patron, publisher and art entrepreneur. His works as an artist have been classified as late Surrealist and precursory to Pop Art.
From Wikipedia, accessed 16 July 2018: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Copley_(artist)
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Henry Tyler Hopkins | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Oral history interview with William Nelson Copley | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Henry Strater | Archives of American Art |
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| Relation | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| associatedWith | Asher, Betty. | person |
| associatedWith | Byron Gallery. | corporateBody |
| founderOf | Copley galleries Beverly Hills, Calif. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Copley Galleries (Beverly Hills, Calif.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Cornell, Joseph. | person |
| associatedWith | Cummings, Paul | person |
| associatedWith | De Herrera, Gloria | person |
| associatedWith | De Herrera, Gloria, 1929-1985. | person |
| associatedWith | Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968. | person |
| associatedWith | Ernst, Max, 1891-1976. | person |
| associatedWith | Frick Art Reference Library. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Hopkins, Henry, 1928- | person |
| associatedWith | Lanyon, Ellen. | person |
| associatedWith | Magritte, René, 1898-1967. | person |
| associatedWith | Matta Echaurren, Roberto Sebastián, 1911- | person |
| associatedWith | Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Ray, Man, 1890-1976. | person |
| associatedWith | Tanguy, Yves, 1900-1955. | person |
| associatedWith | The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Tucker, Marcia | person |
| associatedWith | Tucker, Marcia. | person |
| associatedWith | William and Noma Copley Foundation. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | William Nelson Copley, | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York (State) | |||
| New York (State) | |||
| New York (State) | |||
| United States | |||
| California--Beverly Hills |
| Subject |
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| Art, American |
| Art |
| Art galleries, Commercial |
| Collectors and collecting |
| Painters |
| Painters |
| Surrealism |
| Occupation |
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| Art collectors |
| Art gallery directors |
| Painters, American |
| Painters (artists) |
| Activity |
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Birth 1919-01-24
Death 1996-05-08
Male
Americans
English
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