Art & Influence: Don Kunz

Tuesday, March 26, 2024, 6:30 - 8pm

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Don Kunz Tribute

Cooper Union Alumni pay tribute to the lasting influence of the Cooper Union Professor of Painting and Calligraphy Don Kunz (1937 - 2001) 

ART & INFLUENCE: DON KUNZ
Tuesday March 26, 6:30- 8:00pm

Join us in the Frederick P. Rose Auditorium for a presentation by former students of calligraphy and painting with Don Kunz, the esteemed professor of painting and calligraphy at The Cooper Union. Representing Cooper’s three schools--Architecture, Art and Engineering--the speakers will discuss examples of their work, with reference to Professor Kunz's influence on their creative aspirations, career direction, and professional achievements in the fields of architecture, design, fine arts, and music. 

Scheduled speakers include:

Kelly Occhiuzzo-Zack A’90, Fine Artist 
Sue Ferguson Gussow A'56, Fine Artist, Professor Emerita
Robert O’Connor CE’86/MCE’88, Fine Artist, Musician, Calligrapher 
Harlan Mark Levien Arch '84, Architect (will be remote)
Jerry Kelly, Calligrapher, Designer, Typographer
M’Liz Keefe A’85, Fine Artist (will be remote)
Maria Giudice A’85, Designer, Author, Speaker 
Brian Lee Boyce A’90, Graphic Designer

A brief Q&A will follow.

This is part of a new series honoring Cooper Union faculty, past and present.

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Located in the Frederick P. Rose Auditorium, at 41 Cooper Square (on Third Avenue between 6th and 7th Streets)

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