Artist Monograph

William Copley, American

American, 1919–1996

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Drawing	8	42.1%
Lithography	3	15.8%
Other Media	2	10.5%
Oil Painting	2	10.5%
Screenprint	2	10.5%
Etching	1	5.3%
Acrylic Painting	1	5.3%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	17	89.5%
Painting & Sculpture	2	10.5%

Production by Decade

10

1960s

4

1970s

1

1980s

4

1990s

Classification Types

Drawing — 11
Print — 5
Painting — 2
Illustrated Book — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	3	15.8%
Medium (30–100 cm)	14	73.7%
Large (1–3 m)	2	10.5%

Range: 15.0 cm → 130.1 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1964	2
1967	1
1969	4
1976	3
1977	1
2005	7
2019	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 19 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
The Common Market Painting Acc. 772.1969	1961	Oil on canvas	31 7/8 x 51 1/4" (81 x 130.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Philip Johnson
Think Drawing Acc. 721.2019	1961	Acrylic on paper	20 7/8 × 26" (53 × 66 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Jack Shear
Plate 5 from L'AVANGUARDIA INTERNAZIONALE, Volume 1/L'AVANT-GARDE INTERNATIONALE, Volume 1/THE INTERNATIONAL AVANT-GARDE, Volume 1 Illustrated Book Acc. 800.1963.5	1962. (Print executed 1961).	Etching, printed in black	plate 5 7/8 x 4 1/2" (15 x 11.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Peter H. Deitsch
Blue Pussy Cat Print Acc. 1420.1967	1964	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 19 × 15 3/16" (48.3 × 38.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Gin Sin Print Acc. 1419.1967	1964	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 13 × 17 1/16" (33 × 43.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Start Thinking Print Acc. 1418.1967	1964	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 22 5/16 × 30 1/16" (56.6 × 76.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Think Painting Acc. 1233.1964	1964	Oil on canvas	25 5/8 x 32" (65.1 x 81 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Miss Jeanne Reynal
Untitled Drawing Acc. 1455.2005	1965	Charcoal on paper	23 1/4 x 16 1/4" (59.1 x 41.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Untitled from Artists and Writers Protest against the War in Vietnam Print Acc. 2350.1967.4	1967	Screenprint from a portfolio of nine screenprints (two with collage additions, one with die-cut, one with punched holes), six lithographs (one with embossing), and one etching	composition and sheet: 20 7/8 × 25 3/4" (53.1 × 65.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John B. Turner Fund
The Barber's Shop from S.M.S. No. 5 Print Acc. 460.1977.5n	1968	Offset lithographs and photocopies in screenprinted folder	overall (closed): 10 x 6 3/4" (25.5 x 17.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Carol O. Selle
Study for Thimble Drawing Acc. 123.1976	1971	Synthetic polymer paint and charcoal on paper	23 5/8 x 18" (60 x 45.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired with matching funds from Dorothy B. Edinburg and the National Endowment for the Arts
Story Drawing Acc. 124.1976	1972	Charcoal on paper	17 7/8 x 23 1/4" (45.6 x 59.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Given anonymously
Untitled (Staircase) Drawing Acc. 1456.2005	1972	Ink and colored pencil on paper	9 3/4 x 8 1/4" (24.8 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Odalisque Drawing Acc. 125.1976	1973	Charcoal on paper	25 3/4 x 40" (65.5 x 101.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the San Juan Racing Track Association
Untitled (Couple in Car) Drawing Acc. 1457.2005	1984	Felt-tip pen, charcoal, and pencil on paper	23 1/2 x 18" (59.7 x 45.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Untitled (Choir) Drawing Acc. 1458.2005	1991	Felt-tip pen on paper	18 x 23 1/2" (45.7 x 59.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Untitled (Gun) Drawing Acc. 1459.2005	(1991)	Felt-tip pen and charcoal on paper	19 x 23 7/8" (48.3 x 60.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Untitled (Men at Bar) Drawing Acc. 1460.2005	1991	Felt-tip pen on paper	23 1/2 x 18 1/8" (59.7 x 46 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
With Wine and Song They Joyed Night Long, and They Slept Like Swine All Day Drawing Acc. 1461.2005	1994	Felt-tip pen and charcoal on paper	24 x 18" (61 x 45.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift