Roy DeCarava A’ 40
Roy DeCarava, A’40, Roy Rudolph DeCarava, Art 1940, was born Dec. 9, 1919, in Harlem, NY. Roy DeCarava began his art career as a sign painter for the Depression-era Works Progress Administration. He was...
Roy DeCarava, A’40, Roy Rudolph DeCarava, Art 1940, was born Dec. 9, 1919, in Harlem, NY. Roy DeCarava began his art career as a sign painter for the Depression-era Works Progress Administration. He was...
John Berg, A’53 John Berg A’83, was born in Brooklyn January 12, 1932. He attended Erasmus Hall High School. He drew cartoons for the school newspaper. He attended The Cooper Union...
Eleanore Pettersen AR’41 was a pioneer in the field of architecture. Following graduation, Pettersen apprenticed under legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright until 1943. In 1950, Pettersen became one of the first women licensed as...
Carin Goldberg, A’75 Carin Goldberg A’75 is a graphic designer, publication designer and brand consultant. After graduating from The Cooper Union, she worked as a staff designer at CBS Television, CBS Records and Atlantic...
Alumni Profile — George Segal, A’44 George Segal grew up in The Bronx. Initially, he worked in paint and pastels, but began doing sculpture in 1950’s. During his early professional life he taught art...
William King, A’48 William King, Art 1948, is a sculptor known for his work with the human figure. In the 1940’s King moved to New York to study art at Cooper Union and the...
Augusta Savage A ’25 Augusta Savage was a pioneering African American female artist whose work as a sculptor and educator made her a luminary of the Harlem Renaissance. She is best known for her...
Remy Charlip, Art 1949, was an artist, dancer and theater director. He was a member of Merce Cunningham’s company for eleven years. He was a founder of the Paper Bag Players, a theater...
Eva Hesse A’57 Eva Hesse, A’57, was a German-born American artist who had a prolific yet brief career. A postmodernist, she left a considerable body of drawings and over seventy pieces of sculpture. She...
Dimitri Hadzi, A’50 Dimitri Hadzi, A’50, was an artist who was known for his abstract and semi-abstract monumental sculptures. Dimitri Hadzi was born in New York. Hadzi entered The Cooper Union after serving in...
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