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Louis Copt, Jim Brothers, and friend Barbel Liebmann (left to right), late '60s.

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"Orange Ellen," by Louis Copt (30 x 40), 1968.

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"Line of Flames," by Louis Copt (36 x 24).

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"Abstract," by Louis Copt (30 x 40), 1968.

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Weed rollers, circa 1972.

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"Captain," by Jim Brothers.

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"Protector Of The Plains," by Jim Brothers.

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"Flight," by Jim Brothers.

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"Wells Overlook Road," by Louis Copt (watercolor), 1986.

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"Winter Farm," by Louis Copt (watercolor, 22 x 30).

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"Shakespeare and Company," by Louis Copt (watercolor, 22 x 30), 1994.

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Copt at his first show, at the Donald Batman Gallery in Kansas City, 1985.

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"Plains Destiny," by Jim Brothers.

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"Endangered Species: The American Farmer," by Jim Brothers.

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"Homage," by Jim Brothers.

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Copt in 1985. He says he had "no room in his duplex so I painted outside."

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Brothers in 1983.

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"Dead Horse Point," by Louis Copt (oil on canvas, 36 x 48).

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Copt (left) and Brothers (second from right) at the Hofbrau House, Germany, 1969.

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Sculptor Jim Brothers, left, rests on the floor of the Lawrence Arts Center gallery while his friend Louis Copt, a painter, prepares labels for his paintings in the gallery. Both Lawrence artists were preparing for an exhibit opening Friday and their show "From the 60s to Sixty Something - A Journey of Art and Friendship." Brothers got word Wednesday that the National D-Day Memorial, where Brothers has several sculptures, has financial problems that could force its closure.

Published on June 3, 2009