Peter Cooper's Generous Example
Title
Peter Cooper's Generous Example
Subject
Description
"If you haven’t got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble." - Bob Hope
Peter Cooper (February 12, 1791 – April 4, 1883) was an American industrialist, inventor, philanthropist, and candidate for President of the United States. He designed and built the first steam locomotive in the U.S., and founded the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in Manhattan, New York City. Peter Cooper’s Example, which our multi-millionaire philanthropists might follow with good results. In 1853 [Peter Cooper (1791-1883)] broke ground for the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art,…completing the building in 1859 at the cost of $600,000. Cooper Union offered [free] open-admission night classes…to men and women alike, and attracted 2,000 responses to its initial offering…. [R]ecognized [today] as one of the leading American colleges in the fields of architecture, engineering, and art…, Cooper Union awards all its students with a full scholarship.
Peter Cooper (February 12, 1791 – April 4, 1883) was an American industrialist, inventor, philanthropist, and candidate for President of the United States. He designed and built the first steam locomotive in the U.S., and founded the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in Manhattan, New York City. Peter Cooper’s Example, which our multi-millionaire philanthropists might follow with good results. In 1853 [Peter Cooper (1791-1883)] broke ground for the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art,…completing the building in 1859 at the cost of $600,000. Cooper Union offered [free] open-admission night classes…to men and women alike, and attracted 2,000 responses to its initial offering…. [R]ecognized [today] as one of the leading American colleges in the fields of architecture, engineering, and art…, Cooper Union awards all its students with a full scholarship.
Creator
Samuel D. Ehrhart
Date
1902
Source
Peter Cooper
Source: Peter Cooper. (2012, September 5). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 22, 2012, from http://bit.ly/Utl15l
Source: Peter Cooper. (2012, September 5). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 22, 2012, from http://bit.ly/Utl15l
Relation
Link: Library of Congress
Rights
Library of Congress
Publisher
Library of Congress
Contributor
Samuel D. Ehrhart
Format
Medium: Chromolithograph
Language
English
Type
Artwork
Identifier
Philanthropy
Coverage
Historic
Files
Collection
Reference
Samuel D. Ehrhart, Peter Cooper's Generous Example, Library of Congress, 1902
Cite As
Samuel D. Ehrhart, “Peter Cooper's Generous Example,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed April 24, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/67.