November 24, 2009

Cooley Law School unveils Andy Warhol's portrait of Justice Brandeis

In 1980, Warhol selected U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis (served from 1916 to 1939) as one of the subjects of his portrait series, Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century, which also include George Gershwin, Sarah Bernhardt, the Marx Brothers, Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud. Each of these portraits were produced in a limited edition of 200 prints, with each print signed and numbered by Warhol.

Cooley's print, which is 147 of 200, is a 40-by-32 inch screenprint on Lenox Museum Board, and features the bright reds, blues, yellows and pinks found in Warhol's other prints. "It looks like a Marilyn, only it's a guy you probably wouldn't know, unless we told you who he was," Weiner said.

The print will hang in the Cooley Center Lobby, 300 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing.

Charles A. Palmer, Cooley professor and international art law expert, speaks at the unveiling of Andy Warhol's portrait of Justice Brandeis at Cooley's Lansing campus Nov. 24, 2009.

High-Res 300dpi Image © Thomas M. Cooley Law School 2009

Cooley Law School is the largest law school in the nation. Founded in 1972, the private, non-profit law school operates J.D. programs across Michigan in Lansing, Auburn Hills, Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor. Today, Cooley Law School has nearly 14,000 graduates across the nation and worldwide and also offers joint degree and master of laws programs. Cooley offers enrollment three times a year; in January, May and September.