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Archives of American Art
Benjamin Kopman papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.kopmbenj
- Creators:
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Kopman, Benjamin, b. 1887
- Dates:
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[ca.1903]-1958
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.2 Linear feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Art work by various artists; photographs of Kopman, his family and one of his works; reproductions of works; and exhibition catalogs.
Scope and Contents
Art works consist of an oil sketch of mice eating, probably by Claude Buck (1903); prints by Felix Russman, Jennings Tofel, James S. Hulme, Claude Buck, M. Rosenbloom, and unidentified artists; a sketch by Claude Buck of his father, W.R. Buck; an unidentified pencil sketch of a workman using a grindstone and a print of the same subject. Photographs show works by Kopman and an unidentified artist, and Kopman and his family in Haddam, Connecticut (1920). Other materials include reproductions of work by Kopman and Claude Buck, an exhibition catalog, Introspective Art, and an Emil Carlsen Memorial Exhibition catalog.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter, etcher, lithographer, illustrator, sculptor, writer; b. Dec. 25, 1887, Vitebsk, Russia; emigrated to U.S. in 1903; d. Dec. 3, 1965, Teaneck, N.J. Kopman's wife, Grace, was the sister of artist Claude Buck. Buck and Kopman were friends and fellow-students at the National Academy of Design. Emil Carlsen was one of their teachers. Kopman, Buck, Abraham Harriton and Jennings Tofel formed the "Introspective" group of subjectivist painters.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1990 by Diana V. Link, daughter of Benjamin Kopman.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Related Materials
Related Materials
Benjamin Kopman papers also at Syracuse University.
Keywords
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Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- United States | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painters -- United States | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Buck, Claude, 1890-1974 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Tofel, Jennings, 1891-1959 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Russman, Felix, 1888-1962 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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