Howard Goldstein

Howard Goldstein EWING - Howard Goldstein passed away Monday, Aug. 12, 2013. Howard was born in the Bronx, NY, and spent much of his time at his father's Yiddish theater where he met many of the stars of the day. In high school, he was very active in sports, and was the class artist. After graduation, Howard went on to earn a teaching degree at Buffalo State and a degree in fine arts at the Albright Art School. There, he had many inspiring art teachers who changed his way of seeing forever, to go beyond literal interpretations of nature and see objects as basic compositional elements. Upon graduation, Howard went into the Army, where he served in the Alaska Defense Command. He helped form an art group there and had his first one man show in Anchorage. After the Army, Howard taught in East Meadow, Long Island, NY, and, in 1960, came to Trenton to join the art department faculty at the College of New Jersey. Howard taught there until 1994, serving as chairman of the art department from 1980 to 1994. During this time, he earned his master's degree from NYU and his doctorate at Columbia University. Under Governor Richard Hughes, Howard led the commission to study the arts in New Jersey, which led to the formation of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Howard had many one person shows in New Jersey and New York. He had a retrospective exhibition in the Trenton City Museum in 1989 and one at Rider College in 2009. His group showings included the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Ball State University, the New Jersey State Museum, The Butler Institute of American Art, Rundstern Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark, Columbia University, Schering-Plough Corp. Gallery, Western Electric Corp., and many more. Howard won many awards, including first prize for painting in the Emily Lowe Foundation Competition, honorable mention for painting in the New York City Center Gallery, New Jersey Tercentenary Award, Videorecord Corporation of America Award, the Governor of New Jersey Purchase Award-Art from New Jersey, and many others. Howard was a member from its inception to the present of the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission. He also joined the acting group, Shakespeare 70, in 1984 and appeared in a variety of roles. He was recently honored by the Alumni Association of Buffalo State College, receiving the Senior Service Award, an award presented for giving time to help others create positive changes within the community. Howard and his wife were world travelers, having visited countries in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. He was also a devoted fan of the New York Giants and the Yankees, and loved to attend the games in person with his family. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Marilyn; a daughter and son-in-law, Marcia and Trey Kraus, and a son and daughter-in-law, Brian and Nicolette Goldstein. His happiest moments were spent with his loving grandchildren, James Goldstein and Zachary Kraus. Relatives and friends are invited are invited to attend the funeral service on Thursday 11 a.m. at Orland's Ewing Memorial Chapel, 1534 Pennington Rd., Ewing Township. Burial will follow at Fountain Lawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests memorial contributions be offered to a charity of the donor's choice.