The E-Sylum:  Volume 5, Number 36, September 8, 2002, Article 2

PETER COOPER AND THE NUMISMATIC ARTS

An article by Luigi Pedalino in the September 2002 issue
of The Numismatist describes how Peter Cooper's social
mission influenced the artistic quality of U.S. coinage.

A successful businessman in the early 1800's, Peter Cooper
founded New York's Cooper Union for the Advancement
of Science and Art in 1859. "The following famous designers
were students at the Cooper Institute (as it was known during
the 19th century): Augustus Saint-Gaudens, John Flanigan,
Adolph Weinman, Victor David Brenner, and Anthony De
Francisci.  Each of these artists produced beautiful and
enduring coin designs, and each owed his professional
career to the school and especially to its founder, a true
Horatio Alger hero -- Peter Cooper." (p1017)

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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