A Mint sculptor-engraver who prepared important modern adaptations, including the Washington portrait used for the State quarter era.
Biography
Cousins spent a long career in the Mint engraving department and supervised work during a period when the Chief Engraver office was not formally filled. His role often involved adapting historical designs for new hubs and formats.
Style and legacy
His production work emphasizes subtle relief adjustment and clean technical translation rather than conspicuous stylistic reinvention. Cousins demonstrates why modern credits must distinguish original artist from modifier. His Washington adaptation carried Flanagan's portrait into an enormous circulating commemorative program.