Copley, William Nelson

(1/24/1919 New York-1996 Key West, FL) (USA) uses the pseudonym CPLY

   Painter, art dealer, and collector. Self-taught artist, established the Copley Galleries in Los Angeles. In the 1960s and 1970s was a pop artist working in a surreal, satirical style, with considerable output of erotic works.

   Reproductions: 69 steps; 1973; acrylic; Neret 1993: p. 180 . Blue movie; 1974; acrylic; Haught 1992: p. 128 . [Copulating couple as flags]; oil; Kronhausen, 1970c: p. 146 [B] / Hurwood, 1975: p. 203 [B]. I am curious; 1973; acrylic; Smith, 1980: p. 25 [C]. McQueen; 1973; acrylic; Neret 1993: p. 20 [C]. Midnight cowboy; 1972; acrylic; Smith, 1980: p. 24 [C]. No more beer; 1963; oil; Sommer, 1981: p. 33 [C]. Some things we have in common; oil; Kronhausen, 1968: p. 140 [B].

   [b]Source: Benezit, vol. 3: pp. 1362-1363; CPLYx-rated (New York: Cultural Center, 1974), 56 p., ill.; "William Copley (Brooks Jackson Iolas, New York)," ArtNews 80 (November 1981): p. 189.