Colin Campbell Cooper
1856-1937 Colin Campbell Cooper Galleries Cooper was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Dr. Colin Campbell Cooper and Emily William Cooper. He studied art at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under Thomas Eakins, and at Acad??mie Julian in Paris. Back in Philadelphia, he taught watercolor classes at the Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry (now Drexel University). In 1897 he married renowned artist Emma Lampert, and the next year they moved to New York City, where he began work on his famous skyscraper paintings. He travelled extensively, sketching and painting scenes of Europe, Asia, and the United States in watercolors and oils. He and his wife were on the RMS Carpathia and assisted in the rescue of the survivors of the Titanic. Several of his paintings document the rescue. In 1912, Cooper was elected to a prestigious membership in the National Academy of Design. Cooper exhibited in San Francisco's Panama-Pacific Exposition of 1915, winning the Gold Medal for oil and the Silver Medal for watercolor. He also participated in the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego. In 1920 his wife Emma died. He moved to Santa Barbara, California in 1921 and became dean of the School of Painting at the Santa Barbara Community School of Arts. He married his second wife, Marie Frehsee, in 1927. Cooper died in Santa Barbara in 1937.

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Colin Campbell Cooper A California Water Garden at Redlands oil painting


A California Water Garden at Redlands
Fleischer Museum, Scottsdale
Painting ID::  3900
Colin Campbell Cooper
A California Water Garden at Redlands
Fleischer Museum, Scottsdale
   
   
     

Colin Campbell Cooper Cottage Interior oil painting


Cottage Interior
The Henderson Collection
Painting ID::  3901
Colin Campbell Cooper
Cottage Interior
The Henderson Collection
   
   
     

Colin Campbell Cooper A Santa Barbara Courtyard oil painting


A Santa Barbara Courtyard
Santa Barbara Historical Museum
Painting ID::  3902
Colin Campbell Cooper
A Santa Barbara Courtyard
Santa Barbara Historical Museum
   
   
     

Colin Campbell Cooper Summer Verandah oil painting


Summer Verandah

Painting ID::  3903
Colin Campbell Cooper
Summer Verandah
   
   
     

Colin Campbell Cooper A Rocky Glenn oil painting


A Rocky Glenn
1846Oil on canvas
Painting ID::  9973
Colin Campbell Cooper
A Rocky Glenn
1846Oil on canvas
   
   
     

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     Colin Campbell Cooper
     1856-1937 Colin Campbell Cooper Galleries Cooper was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Dr. Colin Campbell Cooper and Emily William Cooper. He studied art at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under Thomas Eakins, and at Acad??mie Julian in Paris. Back in Philadelphia, he taught watercolor classes at the Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry (now Drexel University). In 1897 he married renowned artist Emma Lampert, and the next year they moved to New York City, where he began work on his famous skyscraper paintings. He travelled extensively, sketching and painting scenes of Europe, Asia, and the United States in watercolors and oils. He and his wife were on the RMS Carpathia and assisted in the rescue of the survivors of the Titanic. Several of his paintings document the rescue. In 1912, Cooper was elected to a prestigious membership in the National Academy of Design. Cooper exhibited in San Francisco's Panama-Pacific Exposition of 1915, winning the Gold Medal for oil and the Silver Medal for watercolor. He also participated in the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego. In 1920 his wife Emma died. He moved to Santa Barbara, California in 1921 and became dean of the School of Painting at the Santa Barbara Community School of Arts. He married his second wife, Marie Frehsee, in 1927. Cooper died in Santa Barbara in 1937.

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