Architects Draw for the Gussow Fund

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1 Benefit Fundraiser for The Sue Ferguson Gussow Scholarship Fund for a Merit-Based Full Scholarship to The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture at The Cooper Union Gerri Davis

2 The Sue Ferguson Gussow Scholarship Fund Honoring Professor Sue Ferguson Gussow The Sue Ferguson Gussow Scholarship Fund is a Dedicated Endowed Scholarship started in honor of Professor Emerita Sue Ferguson Gussow A 56 by former students, Michael Samuelian AR 95, Anik Pearson AR 95 and Elizabeth Graziolo AR 95. Professor Sue Ferguson Gussow, known to her students as Sue, is one of the longest serving faculty members in The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture at The Cooper Union. She has touched many with her passion for education and drawing and her dedication to the school and its students. The Gussow Scholarship will be awarded to an incoming Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture student. The endowment will provide a full scholarship in perpetuity for one student. The Architects Draw for the Gussow Fund 2017 Silent Auction is one of many ongoing efforts to raise funds to support this endowment. Sue began her relationship with The Cooper Union as a student in the School of Art, graduating in She taught in the School of Art starting in 1970 and then joined the School of Architecture faculty in As a teacher, a mother figure and sometimes muse, Sue inspired countless architecture students to drop the drafting pen and loosen up, drawing freehand with nothing more than a charcoal pencil and newsprint. Her iconic assignments of drawing the mundane - from fruit to trees to dinosaur bones - became a rite of passage for every student in the School of Architecture. Sue s firm, but honest appraisal of drawings was an inspiration to so many students over the years. Sue Ferguson Gussow represents the best of Peter Cooper s legacy of service to the Cooper Union community coupled with the intellectual rigor that has served this institution for over 150 years. As a testament to Sue s legacy of inspiration and education, several former students have donated their favorite drawings to be auctioned so that 100% of the proceeds will contribute directly to the scholarship fund. Many of the drawings donated for auction can be found in Sue s 2008 book, Architects Draw, a compilation of 40 years of Cooper Union student s hand drawings.

3 1. Wes Rozen Abstract I ink on mylar 10 5/8 x Christian Dickson 7th St. & 3rd Ave in 1988 charcoal on newsprint 8 x 10 3

4 3. Cecilia Rodgers Spider Mum Study sepia, pastels and gesso on heavyweight drawing paper 22 1/2 x Cecilia Rodgers Lily Study sepia, pastels and gesso on heavyweight drawing paper 22 1/2 x 30 $ Nathaniel Worden Shadow Studies (I & II) graphite and charcoal pencil on sketch paper 21 x 15 4

5 6. Anne Romme Figures in the Park charcoal on heavyweight drawing paper 18 x 24 $ Lauren Zucker The Horse Race charcoal, pastels and gesso on heavyweight drawing paper 43 1/2 x Unknown Still Life charcoal pencil on newsprint 24 x 18 $1000 5

6 9. Sue Ferguson Gussow Flounces charcoal and pastels on heavyweight drawing paper 221/2 x 30 1/2 $ Carlos Little R.A. Schwaller de Lubicz colored pencil and charcoal on drawing paper 19 x Anik Pearson Rubens Study charcoal on sketch paper 18 x 24 6

7 12 Gerri Davis Sue Ferguson Gussow at Work giclée print 7 1/2 x 9 $ Nathaniel Worden Tree Study charcoal on newsprint 14 x 15 $ Unknown Lamps in the Studio charcoal on newsprint 18 x 24 7

8 15. James Hicks Monongahela pen on drawing paper 30 1/2 x 20 3/4 16. Unknown Bird Studies graphite on sketch paper 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 17. Robert Cohen Wind at Quogue Beach colored pencils on drawing paper 11 x 8 1/2 8

9 18. Unknown The Dream ink on sketch paper 11 x Unknown Paper bags charcoal pencil and graphite on newsprint 24 x 18 $ William Rohde Figure charcoal on heavyweight drawing paper 22 x 30 9

10 21. Pablo Castro Martyrs Memorial Church, 2014 watercolor and graphite on watercolor paper 13 1/2 x Christina Yessios Hands Playing Chess charcoal on heavyweight drawing paper 31 x 19 $ Sue Ferguson Gussow Lilies III conté crayon on heavyweight drawing paper 15 x 22 1/2 10

11 24. Anik Pearson Rubens Cow Studies (left & right) graphite on sketch paper 16 1/2 x Anne Romme City Views through Windows charcoal on heavyweight drawing paper 24 x Nathaniel Worden Paper Bags (I & II) ink wash on heavyweight drawing paper 22 1/2 x 15 $

12 27. Nathaniel Worden Lamp Study ink wash on heavyweight drawing paper 11 1/2 x Anik Pearson Bird Poses soft pastels on watercolor paper 22 1/2 x 30 12

13 29. Martha Skinner Figures oil stick on newsprint 36 x 24 $ Wes Rozen Abstract II ink on mylar 34 x 9 1/8 13

14 Thank you for participating in the 2017 Silent Auction a Benefit Fundraiser for The Sue Ferguson Gussow Scholarship Fund for a Merit-Based Full Scholarship to The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecure at The Cooper Union 100% of the proceeds of the auction will contribute directly to The Sue Ferguson Gussow Scholarship Fund. We invite you to continue to support The Sue Fergusson Gussow Fund by making a gift at Please indicate that your contribution is for the Gussow Fund. Special thanks to Christian Dickson for his contribution to the cost of framing the donated drawings and to all of the artists that donated their drawings for auction.