Augustus Koopman papers
name: label: Creator
content: Koopman, Augustus B., 1869-1914
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers
label: Occupation
content: Etchers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The two photographs on reel 3960 were donated by Jane Koopman, Koopman's daughter-in-law, 1985. In 1994 Koopman's daughter, Mrs. T.M. (Ellen) Raysor, donated the scrapbook, letters, photos, monotypes, and other material,, and lent 8 photographs for copying. In 1998, a granddaughter, Cecily Hancock, lent a sketchbook and various artwork for microfilming (reel 5321).
creator: label: Creator
content: Koopman, Augustus B., 1869-1914
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter; printmaker. b. Jan. 2, 1869, Charlotte, N.C.; d. Jan. 31, 1914, Etaples, France; attended Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Linear Feet ((partially microfilmed on 2 reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: ca.1887-1986
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.koopaugu
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 3960 and 5321 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
label: Reproduction Note
content: 10 photographs are: copyprints.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: 10 photographs: Originals retained by the donor.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Scrapbook, photographs, correspondence, art work, estate papers, and printed material.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 3960: Two copy prints of photographs of Koopman and his family, one dated May 1907 of Koopman, his wife Louise, and children Ellen and Bernard, the other undated of Koopman, enlarged from a snapshot.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 5321: Artwork, ca. 1892-1910 (43 items), including; a sketchbook; 23 loose sketches; 2 pastels; 15 prints; 2 watercolors; and 1 conte crayon drawing. Among the subjects are churches, infants, seascapes, and landscapes.
label: Scope and Contents
content: UNMICROFILMED: A scrapbook containing photographs of Koopman and his work, reproductions of his work, clippings, exhibition catalogues (some annotated) and a pastel; 18 monotypes; photographs of Koopman and his work; letters to Koopman and letters relating to the disposition of Koopman's estate (some are copies); notes; copy of Koopman's will; printed material, including exhibition catalogs, some annotated with prices; a "poster" signed by members of "Les Anciens d'Etaples" to be presented to Koopman while he was ill and ammended with his death date; a transcription of a newsclipping; and 8 copy prints of photographs of Koopman, Koopman in his studio, the Koopman family, and of a painting by Koopman of his mother.