Alan Singer A'72

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Our Nature

“Our Nature” is a survey exhibition of fine and applied art created over many decades by the Singer family, Arthur A'39, Judy A'39 and their sons, Paul and Alan. Each of the family members is given space for their creative paintings, their illustrations which grace the pages of numerous commissioned books, plus a sheet of best-selling American postage stamps.

“Our Nature” draws its title from the artists’ source of inspiration found in the birds, plants and animals in our natural environment. The Singers all are native New Yorkers who grew up in New York City and Long Island. They all enjoyed a thorough education in the arts, making their living from their creative skill sets.

“Paul and I share many of the same interests, and our parents, Arthur and Judy, always helped guide us along a path toward creative production, took us to art galleries and museums when we were still children, and helped us promote our illustration and design work after we graduated college”, said Alan Singer.

On display through May 18, 2024 in the Anthony Mascioli Gallery, Central Library, Rundel Memorial Building, 115 South Ave., Rochester, NY 14604

  • 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.