Guide to the Cynthia F. Cooley Papers 1967-2010
- Head
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- Heinz History Center
- Title
- Cynthia F. Cooley Papers
- Creator
- Cooley, Cynthia F., 1933-
- Collection Number
- MSS 600
- Language
- The material in this collection is in English.
- Language
- English , English .
- Extent
- .5 linear feet (1 box)
- Date
- 1967-2010
- Abstract
- Cynthia F. Cooley is an artist known for her acrylic and watercolor depictions of cityscapes and industrial scenes of the Pittsburgh area. This collection features photographs of her artwork as well as media reviews of exhibitions in which her works appeared.
- Publisher
- Heinz History Center
- Address
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1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
library@heinzhistorycenter.org
URL: https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org
History
Cynthia F. Cooley was born in 1931 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She attended Lawrence University, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and majored in art. She went on to attend Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Boston Museum of Fine Arts School. In 1964, she and her husband, William Cooley, moved to Pittsburgh from Boston. He retired as professor emeritus in the administrative and policy studies department at the University of Pittsburgh. The couple has two children.
Cooley has produced over 1800 paintings, many of which focus on different aspects of Pittsburgh, including steel mills, cityscapes, bridges, and life on the rivers. Her works have been the subject of over forty individual and over fifty group exhibitions. Her work is included in over ninety public and corporate collections, most notably the collections of the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, and the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. She has received numerous awards and honors for her work, including the 1989 Pittsburgh Artist of the Year and the 1998 Master Artist of Pittsburgh.
Cooley is a life member of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Watercolor Society, and a charter member of the Pittsburgh Society of Artists.
Scope and Content Notes
The Cynthia F. Cooley papers include correspondence, exhibition programs, gallery opening announcements, periodicals, publications, slides, prints of St. Barnabas Nursing Home, and photographs of her illustration that appeared on a dinosaur sculpture, "Troyus Hillosaurus."
Conditions Governing Access
None
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Cynthia F. Cooley in 1997, 2003, and 2010.
Acc. 1997.0078, 2003.0115, 2010.166
Preferred Citation
Cynthia F. Cooley Papers, 1967-2010, MSS 600, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Rosemary J. Kovacs in March, 2012.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with the Senator John Heinz History Center. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Library and Archives of the Senator John Heinz History Center.