R.M. Copeland

Thomas Edwards, R.M. Copeland, ca. 1825, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1963.9.4
Thomas Edwards, R.M. Copeland, ca. 1825, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 1⁄8 x 1 3⁄4 in. (5.4 x 4.4 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1963.9.4
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Artwork Details

Title
R.M. Copeland
Artist
Date
ca. 1825
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 1⁄8 x 1 3⁄4 in. (5.4 x 4.4 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Copeland, R.M. — bust
Object Number
1963.9.4
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1963.9.4

Artwork Description

R. M. Copeland was from Roxbury, Massachusetts, and wrote an article published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1859 called “Country Life.” He served as quartermaster in Colonel George H. Gordon’s Second Massachusetts Regiment in the summer of 1861. By October of that year, Copeland was serving as acting assistant adjutant general to General Banks, stationed at Darnestown, Maryland.

Works by this artist (7 items)

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Ana Mendieta, Anima (Alma/Soul), 1976, printed 1977, chromogenic print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1995.54.1.2, © 1976, Estate of Ana Mendieta
Anima (Alma/​Soul)
Artist
Date1976, printed 1977
chromogenic print
Not on view
Ana Mendieta, Sweating Blood, 1973, single channel, super-8mm film transferred to high-definition digital media, color, silent; 03:18 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the American Women's History Initiative Acquisitions Pool, Administered through the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative, 2021.38, © The Estate of Ana Mendieta Collection LLC. Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co. Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Sweating Blood
Artist
Date1973
single channel, super-8mm film transferred to high-definition digital media, color, silent; 03:18 minutes
On view
Ana Mendieta, Anima (Alma/Soul), 1976, printed 1977, chromogenic print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1995.54.1.5, © 1976, Estate of Ana Mendieta
Anima (Alma/​Soul)
Artist
Date1976, printed 1977
chromogenic print
Not on view
Ana Mendieta, Anima (Alma/Soul), 1976, printed 1977, chromogenic print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1995.54.1.3, © 1976, Estate of Ana Mendieta
Anima (Alma/​Soul)
Artist
Date1976, printed 1977
chromogenic print
Not on view

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