Meredith Bergmann A'77

Bust of Ruth Bader Ginsberg by Meredith Bergmann approved for installation in the New York State Capitol.

Meredith Bergmann A'77 has the honor of being chosen to sculpt a bust of the late US Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, for installation in the staircase of the NYS Capitol Building in Albany, New York. To read more about Meredith Bergmann's sculpture of Ruth Bader Ginsburg for the NYS Capitol Building, please click here.

  • 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.