a body of work: self portraits
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A BODY
OF ORK
JOHN COPLANS
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A BODY OF WORK
Self Portraits by John Coplans
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EXHIBITIONS 19 9
Volume 1
no.l no.2 no.3 no.4 no.5 no.6 no.7 no.8
no.9 no.10
Volume 2
THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO MICHIGAN AVENUE AT ADAMS STREET / CHI CAGO , ILLINOIS 60603/ TELEPHONE: (312) 443-3600
CATALOGS PUBLICATIONS
A Body of Work, John Coplans : Jan 21 - April 9, 1989 Chuck Close : Feb. 4 - Apri l 16, 1989 Gallery Guide, Twentieth Century European Art Louis Kahn in the Midwest : Feb 15 - June 26, 1989 Skrebneski : June 9 - Aug 11, 1989 Stern Bramson : July 1 - Sept 4, 1989 French Avant- Garde Architecture : July 14 - Sept 17, 1989 European Textile Masterpieces from Coptic Times Through the 19th Century : Sept 27 - Jan 22, 1990 Tour de France Dec 9 - Mar 4, 1990 Stanley Tigerman, Recent Projects : Dec 18 - April 15, 1990
The Human Figure in Early Greek Art Feb 18 - May ·_7, 1989
Volume 3
Andy Warhol, A Retrospective June 3 - Aug 13, 1989
Volume 4
From Michelangelo to Rembrandt May 13 - July 30, 1989
Volume 5
Changing Chica go, A Photodocumentary ; April 22 - July 2, 1989
Volume 6
On the Art of Fixing a Shadow Sept 16 - Nov 26, 1989
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JOHN COPLANS WAS BORN IN LONDON, ENGLAND AND LIVES IN NEW YORK CITY. THESE SELF PORTRAITS WERE TAKEN BETWEEN 1984 AND 1987 WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF EDITHA MESINA, MARILYN TOTH AND JOSEPH COPLANS ON POLAROID POSITIVE/NEGATIVE 4x5 LAND FILM.
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Copyright © 1987 by John Coplans
Distributed by Printed Matter, 7 Lispenard Street, New York, N.Y. 10013
Printed by Meriden -Stinehour Press, Meriden, Connecticut
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