Richard Loew was born in New City and graduated from the High School of Music and Art. His studies at The Cooper Union College of Art and Architecture was interrupted by WWII and three years of service in the Army, which included a year at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, then combat in the European theater, including six months as a P.O.W. in Germany. He graduated from The Cooper Union in 1948.
After the war, he began a career in advertising as a designer at Time/Life Inc. He then worked as Promotion Art Director of Vogue Magazine; Creative Group Supervisor on NBC Network; and a creative Vice President at Doyle Dane Bernbach Advertising Agency. In 1968, Dick Loew started a new career as a film director in a TV production company, Gomes Loew, Inc..
He has received over 100 national and international graphic awards for typography, graphic design, advertising, and more recently awards for film direction. Over the years, awards ranged from The Type Directors club, American Institute of Graphic Arts, the publication Graphis, and Art Directors Club Medals. For Television: 21 Clios, Cannes and Venice International Film Festival’s Gold and Silver Lions
In 1983, Mr. Loew helped create Dunkin’ Donuts’ harried baker, who arose before sunrise, muttering, ”Time to make the donuts.”
Cooper Union’s CUAA awarded Richard Loew the The Augustus Saint Gaudens Award in 1979 for professional achievement in art. Most recently, Dick was honored by The Museum of Television and Radio where his work is now part of their archives. He was inducted into The Cooper Union Hall of Fame in 2009.
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- An Exhibit That Honors 2 Standouts, The New York Times, February 3, 1989. Link