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John Coplans (British, 1920-2003)
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John Coplans
Front hand, middle fingers down 1988
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John Coplans
Self portrait (feet, frontal) 1984
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Biography |
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1920 |
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Born London, England |
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1938 - 1946 |
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Served in British armed forces (Ethiopian and Burma campaigns). |
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Exhibitions |
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2007 |
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„A Legacy“, Galerie Nordenhake Berlin, March 13 – April 14 (solo) |
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2005 |
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Suddenly Older, The Clifford Gallery at Colgate University, (group) |
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2004 |
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Ideale e Realta: A History of the Nude, Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Bologna, (group) |
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2004 |
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John Coplans, Craigie Horsfield, Ingrid Mwangi, Galerie Anne de Villepoix, (group) |
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2004 |
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Revisit the Mirror: Self-Portraits through Time, Palo Alto Art Center, (group) |
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2004 |
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John Coplans: Serial Figures, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, NY. (solo) |
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2004 |
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John Coplans: Early Photographs, Skarstedt Fine Art, (solo) |
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2004 |
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John Coplans: Body Parts, Galerie Visor, Valencia, Spain, (solo) |
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2004 |
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John Coplans: Body Parts, A Self Portrait, The Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York, January 24 to April 11; MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge, MA, (solo) |
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2004 |
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John Coplans Photographs, Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, MA |
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2003 |
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John Coplans. Nina Freudenheim Gallery, Buffalo, NY, (solo) |
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2003 |
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Imperfect Innocence (The Debra and Dennis Scholl Collection). Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art, Florida, (group) |
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2003 |
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Cruel and Tender: the real in twentieth century photography. Tate Modern, (group) |
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2003 |
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John Coplans: Self Portraits. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT, (group) |
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2003 |
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Exhibiting Signs of Age, University of California, Berkley Art Museum; Colby College Museum of Art, Maine, (group) |
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2003 |
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Counterparts: The Self-Portraiture of Joan Semmel and John Coplans, Kresge Gallery, Berrie Center, Ramapo, New Jersey, (group) |
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2002 |
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An American Century of Photography: From Dry-Plate to Digital The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA; Denver Art Museum, (group) |
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2002 |
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Portrait as Performance. Hand Workshop Art Center, Richmond, VA, travels to Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach, VA, (group) |
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2002 |
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Heroes Caidos: Masculinidad y representacion. Espai D’Art Contemporani de Castello, Valencia, Spain, (group)(pamphlet) |
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2002 |
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Visions from America: Photographs from the Whitney Museum of American Art. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, (group) (catalogue) |
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2002 |
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John Coplans. Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. (solo) |
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2001 |
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John Coplans. Galerie Nordenhake, Berlin, Germany, (solo) |
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2001 |
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John Coplans. Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, NY. (solo) |
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2001 |
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Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, MA |
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2000 |
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John Coplans, Self Portrait: Finger. Galerie Nordenhake, Stokholm, Sweden. (solo) |
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2000 |
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John Coplans, A Self Portrait, 1984-2000. Liljevalchs Konsthall, Sweden, Cat. essays by Eva Strom and John Coplans (solo) |
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2000 |
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John Coplans, Self Portrait: Finger. Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris, France. (solo) |
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2000 |
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Self Portrait – Finger. Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, MA. (solo) |
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2000 |
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John Coplans: A Self Portrait, 1984-1997. Fondation ICAR, The Institute for the Cooperation of Art Research, Paris, France.(solo) |
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Literature |
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2003 |
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Body Parts, 2003. Published by powerhouse, 180 Varick Street, Suite 1302, New York, NY 10014 (27 images) |
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2002 |
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A Body, 2002. Published by powerhouse, 180 Varick Street, Suite 1302, New York, NY 10014 (400 images) |
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1999 |
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Self Portrait Finger, 1999. Published by Andrea Rosen Gallery, 525 West 24th Street, New York, N.Y. 10011 (12 duotones). |
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1994 |
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Self Portrait Frieze, 1994. Published by Paul Bianchini, Galerie Toner, Paris, France. (6 duotones) |
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1989 |
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Foot, 1989. Published by Galerie Lelong, 20 W. 57th Street, New York, N.Y. 10019. (19 duotones). |
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1988 |
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Hand, 1988. Published by Galerie Lelong, 20 W. 57th Street, New York, N.Y. 10019. (24 duotones). |
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1987 |
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A Body of Work, 1987. Distributed by Printed Matter, 7 Lispenard Street, New York, New York 10013. (23 duotones). |
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