Ashley F. Bryan A’46
Written by Sandy Campbell Born in 1923, Ashley Bryan grew up in the Bronx during the Depression. His parents emigrated from Antigua in the Caribbean and settled in New York after the First World...
Helen Stoller A’37
Helen Stoller A’37 was born Helen Rubin in 1915 in New York. She graduated from the Cooper Union School of Art in 1937. She also taught at The Cooper Union. Her work has been...
In Memoriam: Alfred Zalon A’48
Written by Rachel Whitlow A’94 Alfred Zalon A’48 Alfred Zalon was an award winning graphic designer, painter and print maker who graduated from the school of Art in 1948. Al entered The Cooper Union...
Watch the Unveiling of “Women’s Rights Pioneers” by Meredith Bergmann A’77
The sculpture created by Meredith Bergmann A’77 honoring the pioneers of the suffragist movement will be unveiled on Wednesday August 26, at 7:45 am in Central Park. To comply with social distancing, the event...
Elwood Whitney A’24
Elwood Whitney was a successful New York art director, advertising executive and the designer for corporate sales promotions. When he was in his early teens, Mr. Whitney painted backdrops for the burlesque stage while...
In Memoriam: Milton Glaser A’51
Milton Glaser A'53 passed away on Friday, 6/26/2020 which was his 91st birthday. He was an alumnus of The Cooper Union and also a member of the Board of Trustees.
Miron Sokole A 1921
Miron Sokole came to the United States during World War I as an emigre from Odessa. He graduated from The Cooper Union in 1921.
In Memoriam: Mina Greenstein A’56
Mina Bernice (Baylis) Greenstein graduated from The Cooper Union School of Art in 1956. She had a successful career as a graphic designer and art director of children’s books. She was active with the...
The Saturday Program and Marina Gutierrez A’81
Marina Gutierrez began working with the Saturday Program while she was an Art Student at The Cooper Union, and has been it’s director and champion for more than 3 decades. In 1981, the student...
William M. Harnett, Art 1875
William Michael Harnett was a trompe l’oeil specialist. Trompe l’oeil is an art technique that uses realistic imagery to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects exist in three dimensions. He used deceptive...
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