American artist Irving Kriesberg dies at 90 Nov 19, 2009
The Chicago-born artist also taught at Yale, Columbia and Pratt Institute. In the 1940s, he applied for a job as lighting designer of the Times Square Wondersign billboard. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
2009 mtvU Woodie Awards Announce College Radio Winner KUPS Nov 17, 2009
Station from University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington, wins Radio Woodie after 3. 1 million votes were cast. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Art everywhere, but who cares? Nov 17, 2009
The presence of art gives one a sense of place, and for a nation, it is also a reflection of its technological advancement, said Ramlan, who has 22 years of experience in the field with a Masters degree in Fine Arts from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn. Installing a piece of public art is no cheap affair. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Jazz Maestro Duke Ellington Nov 14, 2009
Edward Kennedy Big Bands Timeless Musical Genius. Jazz and Big Band music were at their best when Duke Ellington created and directed hits like "Sophisticated Lady, "Take It Easy" and "Soul Call. (Suite101.com)
Click to read: Wiltshire's New York Memory Revealed Oct 31, 2009
And like the city admires, Wallace remarked, Stephen's vision of New York became an attraction all its own, as people flocked to the Pratt Institute to see him draw. But when he draws, does Wiltshire have an image already in his head. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Wiltshire's Rare Ability Oct 30, 2009
Wiltshire will continue drawing his panorama of New York at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. He is expected to complete the drawing Friday. (CBS News)
British artist creates hand-drawn panorama of NY Oct 29, 2009
British artist Stephen Wiltshire works on a hand-drawn panorama of the skyline of New York, from a studio at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn October 28, 2009. The 18 foot (5. (Xinhuanet, China)
No Money Back for Gallery Worker Who Relied on Estimate of Schnabel Painting's Value Oct 27, 2009
According to the complaint, Dinaburg, a graduate of Pratt Institute with an M.F.A. in painting who had taught at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and Pratt, told Seung she would sell her the Schnabel painting for $380,000, the "same cost the gallery pays for the work.". "I believe we have a good opportunity to place your work within the year and resell it a profit," Dinaburg wrote in a May 2008 e-mail. (Law.com)
Windows 7, new designs make PCs look better Oct 23, 2009
"Design has come to be the distinguishing feature," said Jonathan Thayer, an industrial design professor at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y. "Cost and quality are really not the variables that they were.". PC makers plan to unveil their latest in colorful and lightweight machines Thursday, an orchestration that was possible because Microsoft coordinated with PC makers earlier than usual. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Job market lands more grads back at home Oct 21, 2009
"I expected to have an excellent job in a field that I was passionate about, in a top corporate architecture firm in New York City," said Lisa Li, 22, a graduate of the prestigious Pratt Institute in Manhattan. Instead, she's back in San Francisco sharing a bedroom with her 15-year-old sister and helping her parents manage their rental properties. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Illustrator R. Crumb is drawn to God with his latest project Oct 19, 2009
"I'm pleasantly surprised, and relieved," says Rabbi Simcha Weinstein, a professor at Pratt Institute in New York City and author of Up, Up and Oy Vey, a history of the influence Jews had on the creation of superheroes. "Crumb is a phenomenal talent, one of my sages," he says. (USA Today -- Life)
Artist in Ferryland Oct 2, 2009
He earned a 6th Year Certificate in Communication Design from Pratt Institute. Ferry said he tried combining teaching and professional illustration for a while, but it wasn't till he retired in 2006 that he was able to really devote himself to his passion full-time. (Newington Town Crier, CT)
Democrats select town office nominees Sep 19, 2009
James was also an adjunct associate professor for 14 years at the Pratt Institute, New York City. He taught construction law and facilities management in both the undergraduate and graduate schools. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
People on the Move Sep 15, 2009
She has also worked as an adjunct professor at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y., The Art Institute of Washington in Rosslyn and Marymount University in Arlington. Banking & Finance. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Bold Landscapes in Salisbury Show Sep 11, 2009
in 1917, Ms. Boris attended the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and then the Art Students League, where she trained under Vaclav Vytlacil and George Grosz. The two older artists' works were forged in the fires of Modernism, Futurism and Expressionism. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Artist is coming from far away for class reunion Sep 3, 2009
Ms. Prior Hunley earned a master's degree from Pratt Institute and spent seven years in New York, where she worked as an exhibit designer at the American Museum of Natural History. She will be exhibiting her large-scale charcoal drawings in the Aiken reunion show. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Lester Glassner, 70, pop culture collector Aug 31, 2009
A 1961 graduate of Pratt Institute in New York City, Mr. Glassner designed more than 50 books during his career, most of them movie-related; and he was involved in a new design for the American Heritage Dictionary. An exhibition of selected pieces from his Dime-Store Days collection was presented in Tokyo in 1987. (Boston Globe)
WNET.ORG Partners with the Brooklyn NAACP At 4th Annual Back-to-School/Stay-in-School Event Aug 18, 2009
Sponsors of the event include Brooklyn Public Library, Con Edison, Council of School Supervisors istrators, DELBAC Inc., Everlast, Forest City Ratner, Gdation, Independence Community Foundation, Neighborhood Improvement Association, Polytechnic Institute of NYU - Center for Youth In Engineering ce, Pratt Institute America Reads, Rent-A-Center, Society of Hispanic Provisional Engineers, Society of Women Engineers, National Society of Black Engineers and Verizon. About WNET.ORG. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Introductions5 Aug 13, 2009
Paris Mavroidis MFA, Pratt Institute Digital Media. Paris Mavroidis presents a complex digital 3-D animation film, "Divers," which tracks the movement of a group of divers from mile-high diving boards. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Local student beaten, left in coma in New York Aug 12, 2009
He's in his last year at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, studying to be an architect. Officials said Sanchez was on his way to class when five to seven guys came up, punched him, kicked him and hit him over the head with a crowbar, leaving him on the sidewalk without his wallet. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Youths show off sidewalk chalk skills in county competition Jul 24, 2009
Flowers bring me joy and I wanted to share that joy, said Rosa, as she put the finishing touches on her drawing of flowers in front of Pratt Institute at Munson-Williams-Proctor. The 11-year-old, who is visiting from the New York City area, won second place for her drawing in the Oneida County Youth Bureau s Side Walk Art Competition. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Artist and musician Roger Mason moves studio into Chathams clock tower Jul 19, 2009
Although he studied art at Pratt Institute, he had already begun his music career. It was competition combined with an illness that started him on the serious path to music. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Newton Notables Jun 24, 2009
Isaacson, daughter of Dr. Keith and Jennifer Isaacson of Newton, will attend Pratt Institute. Kozol, daughter of David and Anna Kozol of Newton, will attend the University of San Francisco. (Newton Tab, MA)
Fashion Design Schools Jun 19, 2009
Pratt Institute is one of the leading art schools in the United States located in New York, attended by fashion designers Betsey Johnson and Ben de Lisi. Besides fashion design, the Pratt Institute offers programs in architecture and interior design as well. (Suite101.com)
AIG BLDG. FETCHES UNDER $140M Jun 16, 2009
Woo, an architect and graduate of Pratt Institute, has been involved in the development of properties including 85 Tenth Ave., the Chelsea Arts Tower on West 25th Street and 200 Eleventh Ave., where Annabelle Selldorf designed "en suite" elevators to bring one's car directly into one's condo. He also is a partner in the telecom data center at 325 Hudson St.. (New York Post -- Business)
ENCINITAS: Local woman wins national library honor Jun 1, 2009
But it was not until she started promoting indie rock bands and hosting her own radio show in Olympia, Friedman said, that she decided to go back to school for her master's degree in library and information science at Pratt Institute in New York. "My background is in public radio," she said. (North County Times)
Silver Lakes Class of 2009 officers have high hopes for the future as they prepare to graduate May 29, 2009
Bernebeo will be going to New York City next fall, where he plans to study film production at the Pratt Institute, a long way from his home in Kingston. He completed an independent study in film production this year at Silver Lake and completed several videos for teachers use. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Chi-Hi seniors earn scholarships, awards May 29, 2009
UW-Eau Claire Music Department Ralph and Peggy Hudson Foundation ( 500) and UW-Eau Claire Vienesse Ball Scholarship ( 500): Nate Plummer; Pratt Institute, Brooklyn NY Academic Scholarship ( 13,000 renewable for a total of 52,000): Amber Barkley; St. Cloud Foundation Scholarship ( 1,000 per semester for two years, total of 4,000), St. Cloud High ACT Achiever ( 1,000) and St. Cloud Softball Athletic Scholarship ( 5000 renewable for four years for 20,000 total): Mikayla Hogan. Winona State Athletic... (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
'Whimsy and Wisteria' May 28, 2009
Educated at Central Connecticut University and Pratt Institute, she works in a variety of media ranging from fabric to oil, pastel, watercolor, and colored pencil. Williams has combined her interest in the arts with her work in counseling, using art as therapy with children and adults in emotional crisis. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Girl's guide to Gotham May 27, 2009
Antigone Michaelides recently completed her MS in Interior Design at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. She has lived on 71st between Broadway and West End since 2005. Coffee is very important, she says. (iAfrica.com)
The Fun and Lessons of Mandy and Muffy's Plant -- New Children's Book Follows the Exciting Story of Two Sisters Who Find New Adventures in a New City May 23, 2009
She attended the National Academy School of Fine Arts in Manhattan, and is a graduate of both Pratt Institute and Syracuse University Graduate School of Fine Arts. In addition, Ms. Hamill has studied art in Europe, where she often returns, drawn by her love of European Art. (Primezone Releases)
Clearwater focusing on green projects May 23, 2009
Yesterday, she flew off to New Yorks Pratt Institute for a seven-week course on Sustainable Designs. It will cost quite a bit as Pratt is one of the premier design school in the United States for interior and architecture. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Carnegie Museum of Art hires director May 1, 2009
Before that, she taught at The New School for Social Research, The Cooper Union, and Pratt Institute in New York City. Ms. Zelevanksy, an artist, educator, writer and award-winning curator, earned a bachelor's degree in photography from Pratt Institute and a master's degree at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Silver Lake students produce video of driving dangers Apr 20, 2009
He s been accepted to the Pratt Institute in New York City, and plans to major in film production next fall. Bernebeo is completing an independent study in filmmaking with librarian Linda Redding. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Alpine solitude gives Zumthor his inspiration Apr 19, 2009
Once an apprentice cabinet-maker, Zumthor studied at New York's Pratt Institute in the 1960s and moved from his native Basel to Haldenstein after he and a colleague decided to buy and renovate an old farmhouse. He employs about 20 people at his studio. (Business Report, South Africa)
Creating art worlds all their own Apr 15, 2009
DiDonna went to Pratt Institute and then Columbia, and his rhythmic dot paintings in the 1970s were influenced by Minimalism. In the 1980s, he found himself painting the same form over and over, a central vessel with undulating edges, surrounded and filled with luminous tones and humming brushwork. (Boston Globe)
Staying classy: Therman Statom brings art skills to classroom Apr 14, 2009
He started using sheet glass because one school he attended, Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, didn t have a furnace for blowing glass. Artist Therman Statom draws Jennifer Peralta, 10, without looking at the paper during a mixed-grade art class at Janes Elementary School on March 31. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Whitemarsh Business Association awards college scholarships to eight PW students Apr 14, 2009
In the fall, Cornog will study computer science at the Pratt Institute in New York City. Megan Hufnagel of Conshohocken has a 5. (Conshohocken Recorder, PA)
More Signs of Economic Hope; Grim Jobs Report Due Apr 3, 2009
Unemployed ironworker Jose Rivera pickets outside a Pratt Institute construction project to protest. Unemployed ironworker Jose Rivera pickets outside a Pratt Institute construction project to protest the presence of non-union workers Tuesday, March 31, 2009 in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (ABC News -- Business)
Center for Arts exhibit to pay tribute to Cowan Mar 25, 2009
Born in Bristol, TN in 1920, Cowan studied art at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Norman Rockwell was one of his instructors. (Rockport Pilot, TX)
Entrepreneurs lift their dreams by the bootstraps Mar 22, 2009
Kitter, who'd studied industrial design at Pratt Institute, came up with the Tire Tote, a $23 bag that makes carrying any size tire easier. "I literally went door-to-door, visiting auto dealerships and tire stores to see if they'd carry it," says Gordon. (Boston Globe)
And then there were three ... (2) Mar 15, 2009
They have one son, a 23-year-old art student who will graduate from the Pratt Institute in New York later this month. Landeros, who grew up in Santa Paula near Ventura, has a masters in public administration and a bachelor's in sociology, both from California State University, Los Angeles. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Civil Rights Pioneers Honored on Stamps Feb 22, 2009
Back in Brooklyn, she became the registrar of the newly established Pratt Institute and then resigned to take a job working with impoverished immigrants in a settlement community. Settlements, or "housing projects" where privileged citizens worked with the disadvantaged in urban settings, had recently spread to America from England. (PR Newswire)
At Your Library: Preserving the WPA sketches Feb 22, 2009
Robbins was a graduate of the Pratt Institute of Art and worked in oils, pen and ink and watercolor. He may have been inspired by Charles D. Cahoon to craft cartoon post cards, which were spoofs of tourist images of Cape Cod and sold all over the Cape in gift shops. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Modern design goes local in Sacto Feb 15, 2009
Started in 2004 by Jon Dennis, who worked for Fleet Feet in Sacramento, and Rob Zinn, a designer and professor at the Pratt Institute in New York, it now offers lighting, tables, storage cabinets and seating from Zinn as well as from Mark Goetz, a contract designer, Pratt professor Tim Richartz and Mike e, a San Francisco couple who specialize in industrial design. Zinn has designed some tables from huge slabs of reclaimed wood and recently added sculptural cast bronze legs as an option. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Students find their niche as artists Feb 8, 2009
" Guest speaker at the NAHS induction was Bernard [B.G.] Madden, director of the Global Creative Network at Merck ny, Inc., in Upper Gwynedd. A 1981 PW graduate, Madden went on to earn a bachelor's degree in fine arts and English at Georgetown University in Washington and a master's in communications design at Pratt Institute in New York. The Flourtown man has also studied at Philadelphia's University of the Arts and Fleisher Art Memorial. The alumni art exhibit in the Muse gallery at Plymouth... (Ambler Gazette, PA)
