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Emma Lampert Cooper papers

 Collection
Identifier: D.66

Biographical/Historical note

Emma Lampert Cooper was born in Nunda, New York, and graduated from Wells College in Aurora, New York. She studied art in New York at the Cooper Union and the Art Students League, and also in Paris. She was in charge of the art department of the Foster School, Clifton Springs, New York for 2 years, and gave painting classes at the Mechanic's Institute, Rochester, New York from 1893 to 1897. During that period she maintained a studio in the Powers Block, Rochester. Emma Lampert married Colin Campbell Cooper, also a painter, in 1897. They travelled abroad to Europe, the Mediterranean and India to paint. Emma Lampert Cooper exhibited in numerous museums and shows. She won medals in the Chicago Exposition, the Atlanta Exposition, Paris Exposition, St. Louis Exposition, and the Woman's Art Club Exposition. She died July 30, 1920.

Colin Campbell Cooper,born in Philadelphia in 1856, studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, and in Paris. He won numerous medals for his paintings of modern city scenes, and his paintings were hung in museums including the St. Louis Museum, the Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester; Reading Museum, Pennsylvania; Fine Arts Gallery, San Diego; and collection of the French government, Paris. After the death of Emma Lampert Cooper in 1920, he married Marie H. Frehsee in 1927. Colin Campbell Cooper died in Santa Barbara, California, November 6, 1937.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of original oil and water-color sketches and photographs and printed reproductions of the paintings of Emma Lampert Cooper and Colin Campbell Cooper. Many of the reproductions exist in more than one copy, but different processes were used and therefore all copies are preserved.

Creator

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1890-1932

Language of Materials

English

Extent

.5 cubic feet (1 container)

Access

The Emma Lambert Cooper Papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Books Special Collections & Preservation Department prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.

Use

In consultation with a curator, reproductions may be made upon request. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from a curator. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Miss Delight Carson, September 1976.

Preferred Citation

[Item title, item date], Emma Lampert Cooper Papers, D.66, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Title
Emma Lampert Cooper papers
Author
Finding aid prepared by Rare Books and Special Collections staff
Date
undated
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Library Details

Part of the Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation Library

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