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David Brooks and Lefty

David Brooks in His Studio

As Lefty the dog sleeps the artist David Brooks, a 2000 graduate of Cooper Union's School of Art, and winner of the 2019 Rome Prize, discusses his work

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Upcoming Events & Exhibitions

  • A Familiar Face: Emoji Design over Time

    Colin Ford will trace emoji back to their roots, and speculate on their future

  • Hackathon 2019

    Hackcooper 2019

    High school, graduate and undergraduate students, especially artists, designers, and hardware tinkerers, are invited to participate in a free 24-hour hackathon

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  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

  • From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.

  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.