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 Most exhibitions in: |
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| Germany | 25 |
| USA | 17 |
| Netherlands | 5 |
| Switzerland | 3 |
| Belgium | 2 |
| Most exhibitions held at: |
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David Nolan Gallery, USA |
14 |
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Museum Frieder Burda, Germany |
3 |
Biography: 
1919 Born in New York, NY (US)
William N. Copley was educated at Phillips Academy and Yale University. CPLY served in the Military from 1942 until 1946 in Africa and Italy.
In 1947 he opened Copley Galleries with John Ployardt in Beverly Hills, California and exhibited surrealist artists Magritte, Matta, Joseph Cornell, Man Ray, Tanguy and Max Ernst. The gallery did not attract collectors and closed marking the start of his careers as a collector and artist.
CPLY spent most of the 50's and early 60's living and working in Paris, returning to New York City in 1963. He moved to Key West, Florida in 1992 where he lived until his death in May of 1996.
1996 Died in Key West, FL (US)
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Public exhibitions 56
Solo shows 19
2006
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| William N. Copley - Works from the 1970's - David Nolan Gallery, New York City, NY |
2005
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| William N. Copley - Galerie Onrust, Amsterdam |
2004
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| William Copley - Au bonheur des dames - 1958-1990 - Mamco - musée d´art moderne et contemporain, Geneva |
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| William N. Copley - Galerie Daniel Blau, Munich |
2003
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| William N. Copley - Easy to read Storybook - Bawag Foundation, Vienna |
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| William Copley - Johann König, Berlin |
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| William N. Copley - David Nolan Gallery, New York City, NY |
2002
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| William N. Copley - Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich |
2001
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| William N. Copley - David Nolan Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| William Copley - Paintings 1965 - 1996 - Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht |
2000
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| William N. Copley - Bilder - Galerie Schönewald und Beuse, Dusseldorf |
1999
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| Bill Copley - Galerie Daniel Blau, Munich |
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| William N. Copley - Herning Kunstmuseum, Herning |
1998
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| William N. Copley - The Essential - David Nolan Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| William N. Copley - Galerie Onrust, Amsterdam |
1996
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| William Copley - New Paintings - David Nolan Gallery, New York City, NY |
1994
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| William Copley - Paintings and Drawings - David Nolan Gallery, New York City, NY |
1991
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| William N. Copley - Paintings, and Drawings 1956 - 1991 - David Nolan Gallery, New York City, NY |
1985
Group shows 37
2009
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| Exile on Main St. Humour, exaggeration & anti-authoritarianism in American art - Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht |
2008
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| Liebe, Love, Paare: Von Munch bis Warhol - Ulmer Museum, Ulm |
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| Carte Blanche III: „Gedichte der Fakten“ – Arbeiten aus der Sammlung Arend und Brigitte Oetker - Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst - GfZK, Leipzig |
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| Liebe. Love. Paare - Gustav-Lübcke-Museum, Hamm |
2007
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| Liebe. Love. Paare - Museum im Kulturspeicher, Würzburg |
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| Deutsche und Amerikanische Malerei - Aus der Sammlung Frieder Burda - Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden |
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| Rockers Island - Olbricht Collection - Museum Folkwang Essen, Essen |
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| Sixties! - Art, fashion, design, film and photography - Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague |
2006
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| Die anderen Bilder - Museum der Stadt Ratingen, Ratingen |
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| Six Feet Under; Autopsie unseres Umgang mit Toten - Kunstmuseum Bern, Bern |
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| Ele-Mental - David Nolan Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| L´amateur d´estampes - Musee des Beaux Arts Tourcoing, Tourcoing |
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| Collage Effect - 1301PE, Los Angeles, CA |
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| Not Quite Ten Years Without Martin Kippenberger' - MOT International, London (England) |
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| Group Show - David Nolan Gallery, New York City, NY |
2005
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| Internationale Zeichner - Galerie Biedermann, Munich |
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| Bilderwechsel III – Amerikanische Malerei - Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden |
2004
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| FUNNY CUTS - Cartoons und Comics in der zeitgenössische Kunst - Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Stuttgart |
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| Eröffnungsausstellung Sammlung Frieder Burda - Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden |
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| Sammlung Frieder Burda - Eröffnungsausstellung - Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden |
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| "Bäume" - Galerie Biedermann, Munich |
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| European-Art-Expo 2004 Fashion Düsseldorf - European Art Expo, Dusseldorf |
2003
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| Imagine - Selections from the permanent collection - Museum of Contemporary Art - North Miami (MOCA), Miami, FL |
2001
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| 10 Jahre Kunstverein Bad Salzdetfurth - Kunstverein Bad Salzdetfurth e.V., Bodenburg |
2000
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| Prints - David Nolan Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| Landschaften - Stilleben - Portrait - Galerie von Braunbehrens, Munich |
1998
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| Summer Group Show - David Nolan Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| Imagined World - David Nolan Gallery, New York City, NY |
1996
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| Surrealistic Pillow - David Nolan Gallery, New York City, NY |
1995
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| Bunnies - A Group Show - David Nolan Gallery, New York City, NY |
1988
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| Gran Pavese, The Flag Project - MuHKA Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen, Antwerp |
1982
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| documenta 7 - Documenta, Kassel |
1972
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| documenta 5 - Documenta, Kassel |
1965
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| Personal Choice: Paintings and Sculpture from Houston Private Collections - Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Houston, TX |
| Dealer Directory 13 |
France
Germany
| | Galerie Haas & Fuchs - Berlin, Berlin
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| | ARTAX Ralph Kleinsimlinghaus Kunsthandel KG, Dusseldorf
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| | Galerie Daniel Blau, Munich
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| | Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich
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| | Galerie Klaus Gerrit Friese, Stuttgart
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| | Schönewald Fine Arts, Xanten
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Netherlands
| | Galerie Onrust, Amsterdam
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Switzerland
USA
| | Gallery on Greene, Key West, FL
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| | Gallery Haas & Fuchs - New York, New York City, NY
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Public collections 11
Austria
Canada
| | Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON
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France
| | Musée d'Art moderne de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne
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Germany
| | Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden
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| | Sammlung Falckenberg - Kulturstiftung Phoenix Art, Hamburg
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Slovenia
| | International Centre of Graphic Arts (MGLC), Ljubljana
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Switzerland
| | Mamco - musée d´art moderne et contemporain, Geneva
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United Kingdom
| | Tate Britain, London (England)
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USA
| | Hessel Museum of Art & Center for Curatorial Studies Galleries at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
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| | Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, East Logan, UT
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Catalogs
| | Im Gegenüber- Galerie von Braunbehrens, Munich |
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