A. C. Cooper is a British photographic company specialising in product, fine art and portrait photography established by the photographer Augustus Charles Cooper in 1918. The company was established at premises on Sandringham Park Road, West Hendon, London.[1]
| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1918 |
| Founder | Augustus Charles Cooper |
| Services | Fine Art Photography studio |
| Website | www |
History
editA. C. Cooper was one of the first companies to focus on photographing artworks.[2] A. C. Cooper has obtained three Royal Warrants.[3] The company was 'famous for their photographic reproductions of Royal Academy pictures',[4] and has photographed art on behalf of the Royal Society of Arts.[5] Today, the company is based in both Colliers Wood, London, with studios on Bond Street, Mayfair.[3]
Augustus Charles Cooper
editAugustus Charles Cooper was a photographer and the founder of A. C. Cooper. He was photographing actively in the twentieth century.[6] His works include portrait photography held in the National Portrait Gallery collection in London, including portraits of NSW servicemen published in 1918–1919,[7] a portrait of William Nicholson,[8] and portraits of Winston Churchill.[9] Cooper died in 1960.[9]
Courtauld Connects Project
editPhotographs contributed by A. C. Cooper to the Courtauld Institute of Art Conway Library are currently being digitised as part of the Courtauld Connects project.[10]
References
edit- ^ Kelly's Directory of Chemists and Druggists ...: In England & Scotland & Wales, the Channel Islands and Isle of Man. 1921.
- ^ "History | AC Cooper". www.accooper.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ a b "A.C. Cooper (Colour) Ltd | Royal Warrant Holders Association". www.royalwarrant.org. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ Price, Harry (23 March 2011). The End of Borley Rectory. Read Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-4465-4547-8.
- ^ Graham-Dixon, Andrew (1999). A History of British Art. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-22376-9.
- ^ "A.C. Cooper (British, active 20th century) (Getty Museum)". The J. Paul Getty in Los Angeles. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Trove". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Portraits of the Artist | William Nicholson | Artist | 1872 -1949". williamnicholson. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Augustus Charles Cooper - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Who made the Conway Library?". Digital Media. 30 June 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.