{"product_id":"william-n-copley-william-copley-9783960987765","title":"William N. Copley: Selected Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEssays and conversations from the unclassifiable American advocate for surrealism and predecessor of pop art, William N. Copley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers interested in the extraordinary life, work, and artistic milieu of the great American surrealist and proto-pop painter William Nelson Copley (1919-96), this volume will come as a thrilling revelation and a long-awaited peek into the mind of one of 20th-century art's most influential yet least recognized protagonists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough best known for his radical work as a painter--which he pursued under the name CPLY--Copley was also a talented writer and the texts gathered here present his most significant essays, articles and conversations. Among Copley's reflections on art and artists is \"Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dealer,\" a vividly humorous account of his brief tenure as a dealer in surrealist art in 1940s Los Angeles. Also included are key interviews and correspondence illuminating Copley's own practice and a selection of his newspaper articles, originally published in the 1950s and reprinted now for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Copley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3960987765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783960987765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Walther Konig Verlag\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.50w x 0.80d","brand":"William Copley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43942917406975,"sku":"9783960987765","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ac686e2e-14a5-44f6-b475-e5637643af80.jpg?v=1681495119","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/william-n-copley-william-copley-9783960987765","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}