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Alfred L. Copley

American artist (1910-1992)
Person human Q3611295

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
1910, June 6, 1910[2][11]
Date of death
1992, January 28, 1992[4][12]
Place of birth
Dresden
Place of death
New York City, Manhattan[3][10]
Country of citizenship
United States[14]
Occupation
painter, physician, artist, designer, pharmacologist, draftsperson, textile designer, graphic artist[5][6][7][8][9][15]
Spouse
Nína Tryggvadóttir[13]
Work location
United States, New York City, Paris, London[23][24]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Affiliation
Weverij De Ploeg
Artist files at
Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library, National Gallery of Art Library
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
End of work period
1992
Given name
Alfred, Albert, Lewin[19][20][21]
Has works in the collection
Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Design Museum Gent, Museum of Modern Art, Vanderbilt Museum of Art, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, TextielMuseum, Print Collection
Member of
American Abstract Artists[16]
Movement
abstract expressionism[18]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NADD Wikidata project, WikiProject New York Public Library
Pseudonym
Alcopley, Lewin[22]
Start of work period
1930
🏷️ Also known as
en L. (Alfred Lewin Copley) Alcopley en Lewin Alcopley en Albert L. Alcopley en Alcopley en Al Copley en Alfred Copley en Alfred L. Copley en Alfred Lewin Coples en Alfred Lewin Copley en Alfred Lewis Copley en L. Alcopley ar ألفرد إل. كوبلي de Alfred L. Copley it Alcopley nl Alcopley nl Alfred Copley nl Alfred L. Copley nl Alfred Lewin Coples nl Alfred Lewin Copley nl Alfred Lewis Copley
🔖 Identifiers · 47
ISNI
449.3M (110.6M–449.3M, n=3)
VIAF cluster ID
210855301
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n78089080
GND ID
119164876, 17417473X
ARTIC artist ID
33377
ArtBrokerage artist ID
Alfred-L.-Copley
Artist-info artist ID
186680
Artnet artist ID
alcopley
Artsy artist ID
alcopley
AskArt person ID
105158
Benezit ID
B00002463
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12211142f
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CompArt person ID
844
DFK Paris person ID
0007911911
De Agostini ID
Alcopley
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119164876
Europeana entity
agent/base/9777
FAST ID
28446
Freebase ID
/m/02q4r6b
ICCD agent ID
162a634bc889e720f45901293cfb3853
IdRef ID
030760119
Invaluable.com person ID
l69u3iw7hw, 5yv624053o
J9U entity ID
987007517019805171
Japan Search name ID
ルウィン・アルコプレー
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119164876
Kallías ID
PE00379478
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
104
NUKAT ID
n2006090474
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810609246805606
National Virtual Library of India ID
406484
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07274037X
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art person ID
4790
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
13551
Prabook ID
1693478, 2567953
RKDartists ID
103274
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
1382
SBN author ID
MILV105859
SHARE Catalogue author ID
15435
SNAC ARK ID
w6rb7vdg
Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID
53
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ID
14093-alcopley
Treccani ID
alcopley
Union List of Artist Names ID
500019879
Wellcome Collection concept ID
ghq22bun
Whitney Museum of American Art artist ID
12946
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmtBBrQfwwTK96697fg8C
Yale LUX ID
person/5a775dd0-c3b3-4e96-aa2f-e09c3bfb0a09

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 8
Museum of Modern Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Whitney Museum of American Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, TextielMuseum, Design Museum Gent
Occupation 7
physician, artist, painter, designer, draftsperson, graphic artist, pharmacologist
Work location 4
United States, Paris, London, New York City
Given name 2
Albert, Alfred
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
American Abstract Artists
Movement 1
abstract expressionism
Place of birth 1
Dresden
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Nína Tryggvadóttir
Spouses 1
Nína Tryggvadóttir
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Summary

Alfred L. Copley was born in Dresden[1]. He was born on January 1, 1910[2]. He died in New York City[3]. He died on January 1, 1992[4]. He worked as a painter[5], physician[6], artist[7], designer[8], and pharmacologist[9].

Body

Death and Burial

Recorded place of death include New York City[3], a global city[25], in United States[26], founded in 1624[27] and Manhattan[10], a borough of New York City[28], in United States[29], founded in 1624[30].

FAQs

Where was Alfred L. Copley born?

Born in Dresden[1].

Where did Alfred L. Copley die?

Alfred L. Copley passed away in New York City[3].

Who was Alfred L. Copley married to?

Alfred L. Copley's spouses include Nína Tryggvadóttir[13].

What did Alfred L. Copley do for work?

Alfred L. Copley worked as painter[5], physician[6], artist[7], designer[8], and pharmacologist[9].

Related Entities

London Museum of Modern Art New York City United States Whitney Museum of American Art

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID. Retrieved . americanart.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID. americanart.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . stedelijk.nl. Retrieved . stedelijk.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . whitney.org. Retrieved . americanabstractartists.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [2] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [4] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID. americanart.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . whitney.org. wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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    Place of death → New York City, Manhattan
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