Louise Todd Cope (née Louise Moore Todd; 1930 – 2020) was an American artist, educator, and poet. She was a noted weaver, and fabric artist.[2][3]
Louise Todd Cope | |
|---|---|
| Born | Louise Moore Todd 1930 |
| Died | February 2, 2020 (aged 89–90) South Toe Township, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Other names | Louise Todd–Cope, Louise Moore, Louise M. Todd Cope |
| Education | Syracuse University |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, educator, author |
| Known for | Weaving, fabric art |
| Spouse | Edward Todd |
| Children | 3 |
Biography
editLouise Todd Cope was born in 1930 in Ventnor City, New Jersey, and raised outside Philadelphia.[2][4] She studied at various universities nationally, including at Grinnell College, Syracuse University (1952 BFA degree),[3][5] the University of Pennsylvania, University of North Carolina at Asheville, and Holy Names University.[2]
Todd Cope taught textiles at Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia from 1970 to 1974;[6] and summer classes at Starr King School for the Ministry in California, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Maine and Penland School of Craft in North Carolina.[2] She volunteered for many years with the United Religions Initiative (URI), a grassroots interfaith from San Francisco.[7]
Todd Cope died on February 2, 2020, in South Toe Township, North Carolina.[2][7]
Her work is included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum[1] and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Louise Todd Cope". Smithsonian American Art Museum.
- ^ a b c d e "Louise Moore Todd". Penland School of Craft. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ a b Fiber: The Artist's View (exhibition). Hillwood Art Gallery, School of the Arts, C.W. Post Center of Long Island University. 1983. pp. 42–44.
- ^ Brown, Milton Wolf; Brakeley, Theresa C. (1979). American Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Decorative Arts, Photography. Prentice-Hall. p. 552. ISBN 978-0-13-024653-0.
- ^ Quigley, Michael A. (1982). Art Materialized: Selections from the Fabric Workshop. Independent Curators Incorporated. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-916365-04-2.
- ^ Pennsylvania Quilts: One Hundred Years, 1830-1930, November 17-December 15, 1978, Moore College of Art. Moore College of Art. Moore College of Art. 1978. p. 1904.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b "A URI Tribute to Louise Todd Cope". United Religions Initiative (URI). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ "Collections Object : Concerto". Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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