Alfred Lewin Copley (1910–1992) was a German- American medical scientist [1] and an artist at the New York School [2] in the 1950s. As an artist he worked under the name L. Alcopley. He is best known as an artist for his abstract expressionist paintings, and as a scientist for his work in the field of hemorheology. He was married to the Icelandic artist Nína Tryggvadóttir.
As a scientist, Copley studied the rheology of blood. In 1948 he introduced the word biorheology to describe rheology in biological systems. [3] In 1952 he introduced the word hemorheology, to describe the study of the way blood and blood vessels function as part of the living organism. [4] In 1966 he established the International Society of Hemorheology, which changed its name and scope in 1969 to the International Society of Biorheology (ISB). [3] In 1972 the ISB awarded him its Poiseuille gold medal. [5]
In 1949 he was one of twenty artists who founded the Eighth Street Club. The group also included Franz Kline, Willem de Kooning and Alcopley's close friend, the composer Edgard Varèse. [6]
He participated in the Ninth Street Show in 1951 and had a solo exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam in 1962. [7] His work is held in the collection of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. [8]
Alfred Lewin Copley (1910–1992) was a German- American medical scientist [1] and an artist at the New York School [2] in the 1950s. As an artist he worked under the name L. Alcopley. He is best known as an artist for his abstract expressionist paintings, and as a scientist for his work in the field of hemorheology. He was married to the Icelandic artist Nína Tryggvadóttir.
As a scientist, Copley studied the rheology of blood. In 1948 he introduced the word biorheology to describe rheology in biological systems. [3] In 1952 he introduced the word hemorheology, to describe the study of the way blood and blood vessels function as part of the living organism. [4] In 1966 he established the International Society of Hemorheology, which changed its name and scope in 1969 to the International Society of Biorheology (ISB). [3] In 1972 the ISB awarded him its Poiseuille gold medal. [5]
In 1949 he was one of twenty artists who founded the Eighth Street Club. The group also included Franz Kline, Willem de Kooning and Alcopley's close friend, the composer Edgard Varèse. [6]
He participated in the Ninth Street Show in 1951 and had a solo exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam in 1962. [7] His work is held in the collection of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. [8]