biography of Edward L. LOPER (1916-2011)
Birth place: Wilmington, DE
Addresses: Wilmington, DE
Profession: Painter, teacher
Exhibited: Wilmington SA, 1938, 1939; PAFA Ann., 1945 (prize), 1947, 1949-50; Whyte Gal.; PMA, 1944 (prize); NJ State Mus., 1945; Albany Inst. & Art, 1945; SFMA, 1945; Delaware Art Mus., c.1994 (retrospective).
Work: Wilmington SA; PMA; PAFA; Delaware Art Mus.
Comments: WPA artist. Considered the "dean" of African-Am. artists working in Delaware, he was still active in the 1990s.
Sources: WW53; WW47; Falk, Exh. Record Series.