Collection: Graham Cooper Collection

Date:
Circa 2000 - 2020
Reference:
GCC01
Type:
Collection Containing Electronic Material
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Description

The collection comprises digital photographs taken by artist and photographer Graham Cooper between 2000 and 2020. The photographs are a survey of art and artistic architecture in public spaces, particularly in the built environment including murals, sculpture, and artistic components of buildings and streets. The photographs were stored on 9 digital video discs with the following titles:

A&A 1/8 Art & Architecture Digitals London 1/8 2000 to 2014-07-24 Graham Cooper 2020 A&A 2/9 Art & Architecture Digitals London 2/8 2014-10-26 to 2018-04-16 Graham Cooper 2020 A&A 3/9 Art & Architecture Digitals London 3 and SE A&A 2018-04-16 08-10-2013 Cambridge Graham Cooper 2020 A&A 4/9 Art & Architecture Digitals South East and SW A&A 08-10-2013 Cambridge to 2016-09-17 Salisbury Graham Cooper 2020 A&A 5/9 Art & Architecture Digitals South West A&A (Bath) 2016-09-17 Salisbury to 2017-08-21 Plymouth Graham Cooper 2020 A&A 6/9 Art & Architecture Digital Wales, Scotland, Lancs A&A 2012-08-21 Plymouth 2013-08-29 Manchester Graham Cooper 2020 A&A 7/9 Art & Architecture Digitals Manchester, UK A&A etc. 2013-08-29 Manchester to Healthcare Maggies Graham Cooper 2020 A&A 8/9 Art & Architecture Digital Healthcare A&A Sidmouth Maggies to UK A&A extra Graham Cooper 2020 A&A 9/9 Art & Architecture Digital UK Japan projects Ando etc Graham Cooper 2020

In the 1970s, Graham Cooper, with Doug Sargent, created the Art and Architecture slide collection (reference: AAA02): a survey of murals, sculpture and other artwork in the public realm that culminated in publication, an amenity society, and international exhibition. Having graduated from the Royal College of Art, Graham continued his research and practice in art in the built environment, leading to further publications and exhibitions. In the early 2000s, he examined the value of art in healthcare settings and worked with Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa, curating an Anglo-Japanese exhibition. Graham's digital photographs are an important survey of public art in England from the 1980s to the 2010s, a dynamic period of catalysts such as urban regeneration and Millennium projects.

Archival History

The collection was acquired by the Historic England Archive in 2024.