THE FAILURE OF
COOPER UNION
by Charlie Finch

In 1972, my father Charlie visited me at my apartment in New Haven to ask me a question. "Chas," he said, "I have been asked to be on the board of Cooper Union, but I know nothing about art. Do you think I should do it?"

"Yes, Dad," I replied, "You will have more fun than anything you have ever done in your life."

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