Gibson Cohen, Lorraine: - Lorraine Gibson Cohen is an artist turned writer. She was raised in Southern California, a stone's throw from Hollywood, and after studying art a El Camino College returned to her birth place in New York City, eventually becoming a package designer for JCPenney.Her first book, The Hipster's Legacy-A Story about a Family is a memoir based on her life growing up with her father, a zany entertainer and jazz musician better known as Harry the Hipster Gibson.Lorraine lives in New York City with her husband on the upper west side, with a view of Central Park if she leans far out the window and looks east.