Edward L. Loper papers
odd: label: Other Title
content: Edward Loper, Sr. papers (microfilm title)
name: label: Creator
content: Loper, Edward L., 1916-2011
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Delaware -- Wilmington
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Delaware -- Wilmington
label: Topic
content: Federal aid to the arts -- Delaware -- Wilmington
label: Topic
content: African American artists
label: Topic
content: African American painters
label: Topic
content: African American educators
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming by Edward L. Loper in 1989.
creator: label: Creator
content: Loper, Edward L., 1916-2011
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Edward L. Loper, Sr. (1916-2011) was an African American painter and educator in Wilmington, Delaware. He worked for the WPA on the Index of American Design (1936-1941) and studied at the Barnes Foundation. Loper taught privately and at schools, including at the Delaware Art Museum.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1965-1988
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.lopeedwa
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 4230 available at Archives of American Art offices, through interlibrary loan and at the Free Library of Philadelphia.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to the lender, Edward L. Loper, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This microfilm collection of the papers of African American painter Edward L. Loper consists of biographical information; correspondence, 1974-1987; writings; photographs; and printed material. The writings include typescripts of lectures and articles written by one of Loper's students, which discuss Loper's early life, his teaching methods, and his work for the Index of Amerian Design and the Barnes Foundation.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds two oral history interviews with Edward L. Loper. Oral history interview with Edward L. Loper, 1964 Mar. 26, conducted by Richard Doud, and Oral history interview with Edward L. Loper, 1989 May 12, conducted by Marina Pacini.