Pratt Institute - Alumni

Alumni

Pratt alumni include the following:

• Tone Aanderaa (painter)
• Ralph Appelbaum (museum designer)
• Marshall Arisman (illustrator, painter, educator, storyteller)
• David Ascalon (sculptor)
• Ken Bald (illustrator, newspaper comic strip artist) (did not graduate)
• Joseph Barbera (animator) (did not graduate)
• Gwendolyn B. Bennett (poet, artist) (graduated in 1924)
• Dave Berg (cartoonist, Mad) (attended classes at age 12, in 1932)
• Willard Bond (painter) (graduated in 1949)
• Emery Bopp (painter and sculptor) (did not graduate)
• Joe Boudreau (painter) (graduated in 1981)
• Rich Burlew (author, game designer, and graphic designer)
• Cecily Byk (painter)
• William D. Byron, Maryland (politician)
• Paul Calle (1928–2010), artist who created the 1969 stamp commemorating the first manned moon landing.
• Bernard Chang (illustrator)
• Echo Chernik (illustrator)
• Daniel Clowes (screenwriter, cartoonist, Art School Confidential, a story related to his experience at Pratt)
• Bryan Collier (children's book illustrator)
• Lois Conner (Photographer)
• Roger Cook (graphic designer)
• Jennifer Dalton (artist)
• Joshua Davis (web and graphic designer)
• Ben de Lisi (fashion designer)
• Louis Delsarte (artist)
• Tomie dePaola (children's author-illustrator)
• Gus Edson (cartoonist)
• Lloyd Espenschied (electrical engineer)
• Jules Feiffer (cartoonist)
• Harvey Fierstein (actor)
• Suzanne Fiol, avant-garde music producer and founder of ISSUE Project Room
• John Flansburgh (musician, half of They Might Be Giants)
• Richard Foster (architect)
• Jason Freeny (sculptor and digital artist)
• Roderick Gilchrist (director of the Cartoon Art Museum)
• Bob Giraldi (director, filmmaker)
• Eric Goldberg (animator)
• Félix González-Torres (artist)
• Bill Griffith (cartoonist, Zippy)
• Jan Groover (photographer)
• Donald A. Hall (aeronautical engineer, designer of the Spirit of St. Louis)
• Christian Hawkey (poet, novelist)
• Gregory Henderson (photographer)
• Eva Hesse (sculptor)
• Keung Szeto (artist)
• Malcolm Holzman (architect)
• William Howard Hoople (minister and inventor, one of the first 12 students)
• Ryszard Horowitz (photographer)
• Terrence Howard (actor)
• Betsey Johnson (fashion designer)
• Matt Johnson (of the indie rock duo Matt and Kim)
• Malcolm Jones III (comic book artist)
• Ellsworth Kelly (painter, sculptor)
• Jack Kirby (comic book artist, did not graduate)
• Ben Knight (designer, installation artist, inventor)
• Frances Kornbluth (painter)
• Josh Koury (filmmaker)
• Martin Landau (actor, artist)
• Elizabeth Lee (from the MTV show My Life as Liz)
• Anita Lobel (illustrator, author)
• Arnold Lobel (illustrator, author of the Frog & Toad books)
• George Lois (art & advertising director)
• Robert Mapplethorpe (photographer)
• Irvin Leigh Matus, (Shakespearean scholar)
• Earl Mayan (magazine illustrator)
• Peter Max (artist)
• Vera Maxwell (fashion designer)
• Marcus McLaurin (comic book writer/editor)
• Wendy McMurdo (artist)
• George McNeil (painter)
• Emil Memon (artist)
• Morton Meskin (comic book artist)
• Jacqui Morgan (painter, illustrator, textile artist)
• Jeff Morrow (commercial artist, actor)
• Colleen Mulligan (painter)
• Judith Murray (painter)
• Kadir Nelson (illustrator, children's book author)
• Tom Nikosey (designer and illustrator)
• Martin Nodell (comic book artist)
• Norman Norell (fashion designer)
• Laura Numeroff (children's book author)
• Abraham Nathanson (1929–2010), developer of the game Bananagrams.
• Bryan Osburn (painter)
• Roxy Paine (conceptual artist)
• Troy-Moses Panton (architect)
• Roberto Parada (illustrator)
• Beverly Pepper (sculptor)
• Denis Peterson (photorealist painter)
• John Peterson (author) (children's book author)
• Pelle Petterson (yacht and automobile designer)
• John M. Pierce (writer on amateur telescope making)
• Sylvia Plachy (photographer)
• Charles Pollock (chair designer)
• Charles E. Pont (painter, illustrator, printmaker, graphic designer)
• Bob Powell (comic book artist)
• George Pratt (painter and graphic novel artist)
• Hawley Pratt (layout artist under Friz Freleng)
• Paul Rand (graphic designer)
• David Ratcliff (painter)
• Robert Redford (actor, director)
• J. Noel Reifel (printmaker)
• Matthew Reinhart (creator of pop-up books)
• Willy Bo Richardson (painter)
• Robert Riger (illustrator, photographer)
• Michele van de Roer (artist, designer, and engraver)
• Michael Rosen (technology director, The New York Times)
• Robert Sabuda (children's book creator)
• Stefan Sagmeister (graphic designer) {note: He was an exchange student}
• Kim Schifino, member of Matt and Kim, indie pop duo
• Sarah Schkeeper (Guard of New York Sharks and designer)
• Jeremy Scott (fashion designer)
• Nat Mayer Shapiro (painter)
• Rob Sheridan (artist, graphic and web designer, editor, art director)
• Jean Shin (installation and multi-media artist)
• Robert Siegel (architect)
• David Silverman (animator)
• Louis Silverstein (graphic designer, The New York Times)
• Pamela Colman Smith (artist, illustrator, writer)
• Patti Smith (singer and poet)
• Yoshi Sodeoka (artist and musician)
• Leonard Starr (comic strip illustrator)
• Therman Statom (glass artist)
• Lynne Stewart (civil rights lawyer)
• Elke Reva Sudin (artist, illustrator)
• Swoon (street artist)
• Joseph Szabo (photographer)
• Mickalene Thomas (artist)
• Elliot Tiber (screenwriter who "saved" Woodstock Festival)
• Dante Tomaselli (director, score composer, writer)
• Boaz Vaadia (sculptor)
• William Van Alen (architect, the Chrysler Building)
• Frank Verlizzo (design artist)
• Lindsey 'LynZ' Way (musician, artist)
• Max Weber (painter)
• Kent Williams (illustrator)
• William T. Williams (artist)
• Robert Wilson (director)
• Terry Winters (artist)
• Mary Elizabeth Wood (librarian)
• Lorenzo Snow Young (architect)
• Rob Zombie (musician, director, writer)
• Peter Zumthor (architect)
• Jason Freeny (artist)