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John Coplans

British photographer (1920–2003)
Person human Q3181269

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
June 24, 1920
Date of death
August 21, 2003
Place of birth
London
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10][11]
Occupation
photographer, journalist, writer, exhibition curator, visual artist, painter, sculptor[12][13]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship[14]
Work location
New York City[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Artist files at
Philadelphia Museum of Art Library and Archives, Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library, National Gallery of Art Library
Copyright representative
reproduction right not represented by CISAC member[20]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Given name
John[16]
Has works in the collection
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Finnish National Gallery, Tate, National Gallery of Canada, Museum of Modern Art, Photography Collection, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, J. Paul Getty Museum, Whitney Museum of American Art[21][22][23][24][25][26]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject New York Public Library[19]
Oral history at
UCLA Center for Oral History Research
🏷️ Also known as
en John Coplans en John Rivers Coplans fr Coplans ru Джон Копланс ru Копланс, Джон
🔖 Identifiers · 74
ISNI
0000000080760843
VIAF cluster ID
2468594
Library of Congress authority ID
n50018005
GND ID
119339382
ADAGP artist ID
john-coplans-1126441
ARTIC artist ID
5263
AbART person ID
150147
Art UK artist ID
coplans-john-19202003
Artcyclopedia artist ID
coplans_john
Artist-info artist ID
6732
Artists of the World ID
10170793
Artnet artist ID
john-coplans
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Artsy artist ID
john-coplans
AskArt person ID
10011394
Awards & Winners artist ID
09ccxq
BIBSYS ID
90212003
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
118976106
Boijmans artist ID
4402
Bridgeman artist ID
41465
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11339099
Christie's creator ID
16820
CiNii Research ID
1980867909745707564
DACS ID (2022)
034056
DACS ID (former)
43b851c2-01e5-e711-8b59-000c29e811b2
DDB person (GND) ID
119339382
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
john-coplans
Europeana entity
agent/base/159937
FAST ID
5711
Finnish National Gallery artist ID
4A7F9AC3-130D-46BE-8B1F-584649CBD174
Fotografen.nl ID
207399
Freebase ID
/m/09ccxq
George Eastman Museum people ID
81535
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m09ccxq
Grove Art Online ID
T096748
Guggenheim fellows ID
john-coplans
IdRef ID
026798360
Invaluable.com person ID
hbzdi6ip1l
Itaú Cultural ID
pessoa590522/john-coplans
J. Paul Getty Museum agent ID
person/103KVG
Le Delarge artist ID
20744_artiste_COPLANS_John
Libraries Australia ID
35031080
Libris-URI
xv8cjm4g0d3zgf8
Luminous-Lint ID
John__Coplans
MACM artist ID
coplans-john
MNCARS artist ID
coplans-john
Met Constituent ID
163478
Minneapolis Institute of Art constituent ID
1006
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
1237
MutualArt artist ID
4B407C7088047DE4
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03516633
NL CR AUT ID
xx0155597
NUKAT ID
n2016055791
National Gallery of Canada artist ID
john-coplans
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007462907305171
National Library of Portugal ID
371940
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX893988
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
067854508
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art person ID
10135
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
5348
Prabook ID
772139
RERO ID (legacy)
A003134182
RKDartists ID
207399
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
23906
SELIBR ID
329114
SFMOMA artist ID
John_Coplans
SNAC ARK ID
w62f86gq
Tabakalera ID
62527
Tate artist ID
john-coplans-2353
Union List of Artist Names ID
500115559
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10233800
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/143118
Whitney Museum of American Art artist ID
1656
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmHKXgkyJt7kqbV866Frq
YCBA agent ID
9511

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 13
Museum of Modern Art, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Art Institute of Chicago, J. Paul Getty Museum, Tate, National Gallery of Canada, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen +5 more
Occupation 5
writer, journalist, photographer, visual artist, exhibition curator
Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Award received 1
Guggenheim Fellowship
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
London
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
New York City
← Cast member 1
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Summary

John Coplans was born on June 24, 1920[1], in London[2]. He died on August 21, 2003[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a photographer[5], journalist[6], writer[7], exhibition curator[8], and visual artist[9].

FAQs

Where was John Coplans born?

John Coplans's place of birth was London[2].

Where did John Coplans die?

John Coplans passed away in New York City[4].

What did John Coplans do for work?

John Coplans worked as a photographer[5], journalist[6], writer[7], exhibition curator[8], and visual artist[9].

What awards did John Coplans receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[14].

Related Entities

J. Paul Getty Museum London Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía Museum of Modern Art New York City San Francisco Museum of Modern Art United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Whitney Museum of American Art

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Collectie Boijmans Online. Retrieved . boijmans.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . DACS register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → photographer, journalist, writer +4
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    Has works in the collection → Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago +11
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
    Given name → John
    Occupation → photographer, journalist, writer +4
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