Emma Lampert Cooper
American, 1860 - 1920
Emma Lampert Cooper was born in Nunda, New York in 1860. She studied at Wells College, the Cooper Union in New York, the Art Students League and with Agnes Abbatt and William Merritt Chase. She made many trips to Europe and studied at the Academic Delecluse and with Jacob Kever in Holland.
Upon her return from Europe she became head of the art department of the Foster School in Clifton Springs, NY. She taught at the Mechanic's Institute in Rochester from 1893, until her marriage to the artist Colin Campbell Cooper in 1897.
She was a member of many professional organizations and exhibited widely. Her work was accepted internationally and in addition to a joint exhibition, with her husband, at the Royal Canadian Academy in 1897 she served as president of the Women's Art Association of Canada.
Her paintings were exhibited at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, San Diego Exposition, 1916, the Cotton States Exposition in Atlanta in 1895 and the St. Louis Exposition of 1904. She received awards in each of these exhibits.
Cooper exhibited at the National Academy of Design for eleven years, from 1883 to 1895, under her maiden name Lampert. Her exhibition record with the Academy then continues under Cooper.
An article "Women in Art," published in the Quarterly Illustrator for AprilJune 1894 stated "Emma E. Lampert, herself a landscapist of merit, advises women not to make landscapes a specialty, unless they have great physical strength and perfect health. She says: "The difficulties encountered by a woman working alone in the fields is rarely realized by one who has not had the experience. The weight of the necessary outfit, the long walks in the hot sun and the danger of working alone in just the wild sort of places that are especially paintable, are reasons why so few women elect this branch of art."
In her obituary published in August 1920 in the American Art News, the writer states "Her work was well known throughout the country, having been exhibited in all the leading galleries and exhibitions. She was a brilliant colorist, a good draughtswoman, and, with inherent good taste, always selected subjects that had individual attraction. A woman of sterling worth and an artist of distinction, she will long be mourned by her many friends.
Biography courtesy of Roughton Galleries, www.antiquesandfineart.com/roughton
Upon her return from Europe she became head of the art department of the Foster School in Clifton Springs, NY. She taught at the Mechanic's Institute in Rochester from 1893, until her marriage to the artist Colin Campbell Cooper in 1897.
She was a member of many professional organizations and exhibited widely. Her work was accepted internationally and in addition to a joint exhibition, with her husband, at the Royal Canadian Academy in 1897 she served as president of the Women's Art Association of Canada.
Her paintings were exhibited at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, San Diego Exposition, 1916, the Cotton States Exposition in Atlanta in 1895 and the St. Louis Exposition of 1904. She received awards in each of these exhibits.
Cooper exhibited at the National Academy of Design for eleven years, from 1883 to 1895, under her maiden name Lampert. Her exhibition record with the Academy then continues under Cooper.
An article "Women in Art," published in the Quarterly Illustrator for AprilJune 1894 stated "Emma E. Lampert, herself a landscapist of merit, advises women not to make landscapes a specialty, unless they have great physical strength and perfect health. She says: "The difficulties encountered by a woman working alone in the fields is rarely realized by one who has not had the experience. The weight of the necessary outfit, the long walks in the hot sun and the danger of working alone in just the wild sort of places that are especially paintable, are reasons why so few women elect this branch of art."
In her obituary published in August 1920 in the American Art News, the writer states "Her work was well known throughout the country, having been exhibited in all the leading galleries and exhibitions. She was a brilliant colorist, a good draughtswoman, and, with inherent good taste, always selected subjects that had individual attraction. A woman of sterling worth and an artist of distinction, she will long be mourned by her many friends.
Biography courtesy of Roughton Galleries, www.antiquesandfineart.com/roughton
