John Coplans

Painter

Birthday June 24, 1920

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Aug 21, 2003 (83)

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About

Known for his black and white self-portraits that examined the aging body, such as "Back with Arms Above" from 1984 and his 1968 "Serial Imagery" collection.

Before Fame

He moved to America in 1960 after working as a World War II photographer.

Trivia

He published much of his work in the magazine Artforum and witnessed its founded in 1962 San Francisco.

Family Life

His Jewish family lived in the Pale of Settlements.

Associated With

He created retrospective work of Andy Warhol .