John Coplans
John Coplans
20th-21st century English photographer, teacher, and curator, acitve in the US
(1920 - 2003)
Coplans was a founding editor of art magazines Artforum and Dialogue. He served as curator at the Pasadena Art Museum in Pasadena, California, and later as director at the Akron Art Institute in Akron, Ohio. Also known for his large-scale photographic self-portraits consisting of somewhat abstract close-up views of his aging body. He was an avid collector of photography. He was married to the photographer Amanda Means.
1 objects
1985
gelatin silver print
Gift of Howard Yezerski
1990.68