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William Nelson Copley (American, 1919-1996)
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William Nelson Copley
The Scorpion 1988
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Biography |
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1919 |
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Born New York |
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1942 - 1946 |
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Military service in Africa and Italy |
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1947 |
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Begins to paint |
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1947 - 1948 |
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Directs Copley Galleries in Beverly Hills, CA (with John Ployardt). Exhibit: Magritte, Matta, Joseph Cornell, Man Ray, Tanguy, Max Ernst |
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1948 |
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Founded Copley Galleries with John Ployardt Beverly Hills, CA |
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1951 |
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Closed Copley Galleries |
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1951 |
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Moves to Paris |
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1963 |
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Returns to New York City |
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1992 |
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Moves to Key West, FL |
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1996 |
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Dies, Key West, FL |
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Exhibitions |
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2008 - 2009 |
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Exile on Main St. Humour, exaggeration & anti-authoritarianism in American art (group, with Richard Artschwager,Steve Gianakos, Alfred Jensen, Peter Saul, John Tweddle, John Wesley, HC Westermann, Joe Zucker) Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht, Netherlands |
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2004 |
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Copley - Au bonheur des dames - 1958-1990 - Mamco - musée d´art moderne et contemporain, Geneva |
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2003 |
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William N. Copley - Easy to read Storybook - Bawag Foundation, Vienna |
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2001 |
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William Copley - Paintings 1965 - 1996 - Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht, Netherlands |
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1999 |
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William N. Copley - Herning Kunstmuseum, Herning
L.A.C., Lieu d'Art Contemporain, Sigean, France |
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1998 |
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Galerie Lelong, Zurich
Galerie Onrust, Amsterdam
Nolan/Eckman Gallery, New York |
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1997 |
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Ulmer Museum, Ulm
Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich |
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1996 |
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Nolan/Eckman Gallery, New York, NY |
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1995 |
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Kestner-Gesellshaft, Hamburg (Retrospective)
Galerie Lelong, Zurich |
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1994 |
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Nolan/Eckman Gallery, New York, NY |
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1993 |
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Galerie Zell am See, Schloss Rosenberg, Austria
Haus Am Lutzowplatz, Berlin Germany |
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1991 |
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David Nolan Gallery, New York
Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich
Phyllis Kind Gallery, New York and Chicago |
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1990 |
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Galerie Klewan, Munich, Germany
Phyllis Kind Gallery, Chicago |
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1988 |
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Galerie 1900/2000, Paris |
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1987 |
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Kewenig Galerie, Frechen-bachem, Germany
Phyllis Kind Gallery, New York |
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1986 |
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The Tomb of the Unknown Whore, installation at Workspace, new Museum of Contemporary Art, New York |
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1985 |
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Phyllis Kind Gallery, New York
The Quay Gallery, San Fransisco |
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1983 |
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-Raphaelite Painting by William N. Copley, Reinhard Onnasch Ausstellungen, Berlin
Phyllis Kind Gallery, New York |
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1982 |
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Phyllis Kind Gallery, New York |
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1981 |
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Traveling Retrospective: Badischer Kunstverein e.v., Karlsruhe
Stedelijk Van Abbemusem, Eindhoven
Musee National D'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
Kunsthalle Bern, Bern |
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1980 - 1981 |
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Traveling Retrospective: Badischer Kunstverein e.v., Karlsruhe
Stedelijk Van Abbemusem, Eindhoven
Musee National D'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
Kunsthalle Bern, Bern |
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1980 |
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Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York |
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1979 |
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CPLY: Reflections on a Past Life, Institute for the Arts, Rice University, Houston
CPLY/X-Rated Paintings, Galerie Fassbender, Munich |
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1978 - 1979 |
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Variations on a Theme by Francis Picabia, David Stuart Galleries, Los Angeles
Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York
Galerie Rudolf Zwirner, Cologne, Germany |
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1978 |
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Galerie Fassbender, Munich
Galerie Springer, Berlin
Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York |
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1977 |
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Phyllis Kind Gallery, Chicago |
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1976 |
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Washington Art Association, Washington, CT
David Stuart Galleries, Los Angeles
Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York |
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1974 |
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Western Songs, Onnasch Galerie, Cologne
Onnasch Gallery, New York
Moore College of Art, Philadelphia
CPLY/X-Rated, New York Cultural Center, New York |
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1973 |
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Gallerie Il Fauna, Turin |
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1972 |
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Gallery Suzanne Saxe, San Francisco
Galerie Iolas, Milan & Paris
Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York
David Stuart Galleries, Los Angelels |
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1971 |
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Nouns, Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York |
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1970 |
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Galerie Aspects, Brussels
Galerie Neuendorf, Cologne
Galerie Springer, Berlin |
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1969 |
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Ballads, Galerie Iolas, Geneva
Gallerie de Leone, Venice
Merida Gallery, Louisville, KY |
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1967 |
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Bodley Gallery, NY
Homage to Robert W. Service, Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York
Galerie Iolas, Paris |
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1966 |
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Copley - Entertainment for Men, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
Galerie Iolas, Paris
Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York |
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1965 |
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Allan Frumkin Gallery, Chicago
Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA
Louisiana Gallery, Houston |
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1963 |
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Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York
Les Suffragettes Erotiques de Bill Copley, Galerie Iris Clert, Paris
The Hanover Gallery, London
Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York |
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1962 |
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Gallerie Schwarz, Milan |
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1961 |
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The Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York |
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1960 |
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Galleria Cavallino, Venice
Galleria d'Arte del Naviglio, Milan
Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York |
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1959 |
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Galerie Fustenberg, Paris |
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1958 |
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Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York |
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1956 |
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Galerie du Dragon, Paris
Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York |
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1954 |
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Galleria Montenapoleone, Milan |
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1953 |
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Nina Dausset, Paris |
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1951 |
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Royer's Book Shop, Los Angeles |
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