Background

Hyman, Laura was born on June 11, 1927 in Providence. Daughter of Morris and Hilda (Sugarman) Ackerman.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, 1948.

Career

Office manager, Colonial Mortgagee, Huntington, New York, 1958-1964; senior library assistant, Cold Spring Harbor (New York) Laboratory, 1973-1987; assistant to director libraries/marketing, Cold Spring Harbor (New York) Laboratory, 1987-1988; administrator, business manager libraries/public affairs, Cold Spring Harbor (New York) Laboratory, since 1988; art curator of laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor (New York) Laboratory, since 1991.

Works

• Other Work

  • One-woman shows include East River Savings Bank, Huntington, New York, 1982, Union Savings Bank, Huntington, 1988, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 1988, 89, 91. Group shows North Country Village, Long Island, 1981, Huntington Township Art League, 1985, 86, 87, 89, 90, Guild Hall, East Hampton, 1989, 91.

Membership

Committeewoman Huntington (New York ) Democratic Committee, 1988-1989.

Interests

• Other Interests

  Avocations: painting, print making, reading, music.

Connections

Married Donald Kerwin, September 18, 1949 (divorced 1953). Married Richard K. Hyman, April 12, 1957. Children: Howard, Melissa Vallino.

father:

Morris Ackerman

mother:

Hilda (Sugarman) Ackerman

spouse:

Richard K. Hyman

spouse:

Donald Kerwin

child:

Howard Hyman

child:

Melissa Vallino Hyman