Cooper, Peter, 1791-1883

Puck stands next to a statue of Peter Cooper in front of the Cooper Union building, holding a paper that states “Puck suggests a few outlets for overflowing incomes.” Crowds of working class men and women and disadvantaged youths in need of proper education fill the sides, while in the center throngs of people stream toward the entrances to the Cooper Union building.

comments and context

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1902-10-22

A brief history of the Twilight Club and a list of some individuals who have addressed it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-19

Creator(s)

Twilight Club

A female figure holds a “Civic Crown” over the head of Peter Cooper. She is also holding a ledger that states “Peter Cooper died April 4th 1883 Age 92.” Among the books and papers at the bottom is one that states “Cooper Union – Science and Art.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1883-04-11

Creator(s)

Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894

On either side of a broad street, “Vanderbilt’s Palace” and the “Cooper Institute to Science and Art” appear. In the distance is “Stewart’s Cathedral” (the Cathedral of the Incarnation, built as a memorial and mausoleum for Garden City’s founder Alexander Turney Stewart). Symbols of wealth frame the left side and symbols of art and science frame the right side. Puck is seated at center, over a quote by Joaquin Miller: “For all you can hold in your cold dead hand is what you have given away.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1883-04-18

Creator(s)

Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913