Martha Cooper

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American | 1943

Martha Cooper is an American photographer who was born in 1943. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Jeffrey Deitch, New York (Wooster Str) have featured Martha Cooper's work in the past.Martha Cooper's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 100 USD to 8,437 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2008 the record price for this artist at auction is 8,437 USD for Keith Haring , 1970s, sold at Heritage Auctions, Dallas in 2025. Martha Cooper has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for The Art Newspaper in December 2024.

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Notable Lots

Keith Haring painting the house, Bavery wall in 1982

By Martha Cooper

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BLADE PAINTING HIS FIRST CANVAS IN BASEMENT OF HIS BRONX BUILDING, 1982 - Martha Cooper

BLADE PAINTING HIS FIRST CANVAS IN BASEMENT OF HIS BRONX BUILDING, 1982 ,1982

By Martha Cooper

Time Square in snow - 2007 (clich茅 de 1982) - Martha Cooper

Time Square in snow - 2007 (cliché de 1982)

By Martha Cooper

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Keith Haring Painting the Bowery Wall , 1982 - Martha Cooper

Keith Haring Painting the Bowery Wall , 1982 ,1982

By Martha Cooper

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Keith Haring , 1970s ,1970

By Martha Cooper

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NYC Street Play Series

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Past Exhibitions

We Are Here: Scenes from the Streets

International Center of Photography (ICP)

Lower East Side | New York | USA

26 Sep, 2024 - 06 Jan, 2025

Wild Style 40

Jeffrey Deitch, New York (Wooster Str)

Soho | New York | USA

11 Nov, 2023 - 13 Jan, 2024

#NYisOK: Our New York Times

Trotter & Shole

New York | USA

30 Jul, 2021 - 14 Aug, 2021

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Articles

Full Colour: Celebrating 15 Years of Street Art in Miami鈥檚 Wynwood

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鈥� ..Martha鈥檚 extensive body of work before and after NYC鈥檚 graffiti explosion highlights many forms of street creativity that are often overlooked by a passersby... 鈥�
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Brisbane Powerhouse Arts

鈥� ..Cooper says, 鈥淯ntil then I had not really understood how they had been able to paint such large pieces 鈥� often covering an entire subway car 鈥� in one night... 鈥�
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Steven Kasher Gallery

鈥� ..After being notified of a fresh piece by the writers, Cooper would camp out in a vacant lot, sometimes for up to 5 hours, and wait for special cars to roll by... 鈥�
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Steven Kasher Gallery

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Martha Cooper

At Auction

Notable Lots

Keith Haring painting the house, Bavery wall in 1982

BLADE PAINTING HIS FIRST CANVAS IN BASEMENT OF HIS BRONX BUILDING, 1982 ,1982

Time Square in snow - 2007 (cliché de 1982)

Recent Auction Results

Keith Haring Painting the Bowery Wall , 1982 ,1982

Keith Haring , 1970s ,1970

NYC Street Play Series

Past Exhibitions

We Are Here: Scenes from the Streets

Wild Style 40

#NYisOK: Our New York Times

Articles

Full Colour: Celebrating 15 Years of Street Art in Miami鈥檚 Wynwood

Scenes From the Streets: International Stories Told on The Ground 鈥� In Pictures

An Ode to Hip Hop: Conscious & Unconscious at Fotografiska Berlin

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