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Nationality
  
American

Name
  
George Cope


Role
  
Artist

Died
  
January 15, 1929

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Born
  
February 4, 1855 (
1855-02-04
)
West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

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George Cope (February 4, 1855 – January 15, 1929) was an American painter.

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Life

Cope was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania. His parents were Lydia (Eldridge) Cope and Caleb Swayne. He moved to Philadelphia and got married, to Theodora Blair, in 1883. They had two children.

Career

He painted landscapes and still lifes. Between 1879 and 1882, he traveled around the American West. When he got back to Philadelphia he taught art at Darlington Seminary.

Notable collections

  • Civil War Regalia of Major Levi Gheen McCauley, 1887, oil on canvas; in the collection of the Art Institute Chicago
  • Indian Relics, 1891, oil on canvas, in the collection of the Brandywine River Museum
  • The Hunters Equipment (The Hunters Yellow Jacket), 1891, oil on canvas, in the collection of the Brandywine River Museum

    • References

    George Cope (artist) Wikipedia
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