, March 23 – August 4, 2019 , Galleries 11 and 12: Ammon Memorial Galleries) Select works will be on view in Since the early 1960s, Loper's works have been showcased not only in the prestigious Barnes Foundation but also in numerous national exhibitions, including the Annual Delaware Show, Delaware Art Museum (1964, 1971, 1973); National Exhibition of Black Artists, Smith-Mason Gallery of Art, Washington D
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(April 7, 1916 - October 11, 2011) [1] was an African American artist and teacher from Delaware, best known for his vibrant palette and juxtaposition of colors
This exhibition, curated by Jenine Culligan, Associate Curator for Exhibitions, covered 60 years of artmaking by Loper
The series celebrates artists whose regional impact has been felt for 50 years or more
taught Art, Photography and Woodworking at Wilmington High School in the 1960's
He lived his entire life in Delaware and taught generations of local artists
Loper: From the Prism's Edge, covering 60 years of his work
Loper painted genre scenes, portraits, and landscapes with his personal style of vivid Post-Impressionist brushwork
He participated in the Works Progress Administration, drawing decorative art objects for the Index of American Design
A retrospective of his work was held at the Delaware Art Museum in 1996, representing some 60 years of his work
Baker, who covers a 20-mile portion of New Castle County, Delaware, says they are always looking for more volunteers
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Watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard, 10 ½ x 14 inches
This organization is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts
In 1934 he was accepted into Lincoln University—one of the historically Black colleges and universities Via @delartmuseum
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Loper's life on Got lunch? We do! Join us for Art is Tasty, a noon-time lunch series every month, pairing a 30-minute gallery discussion about a work of art with lunch Mary Magdalene by Frederick Sandys, c
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The museum has also worked to complement the Loper works with other African American artists who were working at the same time
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17) Work of School Children (May) Fifteenth Annual Delaware Show (Oct
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Painted from inside Edward Loper's house as he was looking out of the kitchen window
Artist and educator Percy Ricks was rejected by Delaware Art Museum in a 1971 effort to showcase Black artists
He is represented in major permanent collections in the Philadelphia Art Museum Take a closer look next Saturday (1/20) during our Slow Art Experience
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Loper's work is included in PAFA's current exhibition Making Label Text Like many of Loper's early works, this canvas depicts a scene in Wilmington, where the artist lived
For the past half century, Ed Loper had been a central figure in the art world of Delaware
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The set comes with fifty-two large-format cards featuring artwork from SAAM's collection, along with instructions for four unique games Meet Edward Loper, Jr
Loper's paintings today are in permanent collections of the Philadelphia Art Museum, the Delaware Art Museum, the Corcoran Gallery, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Clark Label Text This picture of Wilmington was the first painting by the artist, a native of the city, to be included in an exhibition at the Delaware Art Museum in 1937
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Loper, From the Prism’s Edge, at the Delaware Art Museum, served as a launching
The Loper Tradition: Paintings by Edward Loper Sr
On view March 23 through August 4, 2019, The Loper Tradition: Paintings by Edward Loper, Sr
The Delaware Art Museum organized Loper’s first retrospective in 1996, Edward L
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The Delaware Art Museum organized Loper's first retrospective in 1996, Edward L
Loper was born on the East Side of Wilmington and lived in the state his entire life
Pool Room 11th & Walnut, an oil on canvas painting by Wilmington's Edward Loper Jr
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Some of the most preliminary prototypes of prototypes will soon be on display at the Dover Public Library, thanks to a
Arts and Crafts Exhibit (Jan
His painting After a Shower , a depiction of Wilmington on a stormy night, won honorable mention at a 1938 exhibition of the Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts, and was later purchased by
In 1934 he was accepted into Lincoln University—one of the historically Black colleges and universities Visitors to the Delaware Art Museum will view a restaging of the historic exhibition “Afro-American Images 1971
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We're closing out this month's celebration of Black artists with 4 artists who consider Wilmington, DE home
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A DelArt Exclusive! Revisit the Museum’s survey of the Lopers’ artwork with this in-depth companion catalog
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The painting won an award and was purchased by the Museum, becoming the first work by an African American artist to enter the permanent collection
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Pool Room 11th & Walnut, an oil on canvas painting by Wilmington's Edward
Loper: From the Prism’s Edge, Delaware Art Museum, 1996
The book’s six sections also present a microcosm of major art trends in America