Edward John Waddell Cooper

Background

Cooper, Edward John Waddell was born on October 10, 1914 in Letchworth, England. Arrived in United States, 1946, naturalized, 1949. Son of John Charles and Mathida Elizabeth (Waddell) Cooper.

Education

Came to the United States, 1946, naturalized, 1949. Student City of London College, 1938-1940, Northwestern University, Chicago, 1949-1950, Grande Chaumière, Paris, France, 1952.

Career

June 1970). Medical illustrator DoverClinic, Boston, 1950-1958. Art critic Boston University"s Radio Station, WBUR,1952-1980;assistant director Joint Center Urban Studies, Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute Technology, Cambridge, 1967-1969. Executive director, instructor painting and drawing Cambridge Art Association, 1970-1974.

Lecturer Boston Arts Festival, 1954-1963.

Instructor Danforth Museum School, Framingham, Massachusetts. Artist in residence Willow Hill School, Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1975-1990.

Exhibited in one-man showsat Boston University, 1955, Galerie de Baune, Paris, 1956, Paul Schuster Gallery, Cambridge, 1957, Newton College, 1963, Harvard University, 1980. Exhibited in group shows at De Cordova Museum, 1953, Institute Contemporary Art, Boston, 1955, Stonehill College, Massachusetts, 1973, Salem (Massachusetts) State College, 1980.

Represented in permanent collections The Art Institute of Chicago Boston, Union Hospital Lynn, Salem Hospital, First National Bank of Boston, others

Achievements

• Edward John Waddell Cooper has been listed as a notable artist, art critic, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to Lieutenant Royal Navy, England, 1941-1946. Fellow International Institute Arts and Letters.

Connections

Married Mabel Henderson, July 13, 1946 (deceased June 1970).

Father:

John Charles Cooper

Mother:

Mathida Elizabeth (Waddell) Cooper

Spouse:

Mabel Henderson