Lou Fink papers
name: label: Creator
content: Fink, Lou, 1925-1980
label: Names
content: Art Institute of Chicago
label: Names
content: Lack, John, 1945-
label: Names
content: Wilson, Lanford, 1937-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- Staten Island
label: Topic
content: Artists' studios -- Photographs
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 2009 by Nancy and George Marcus. Nancy Marcus was Fink's stepdaughter.
creator: label: Creator
content: Fink, Lou, 1925-1980
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Lou Fink (1925-1980) was a painter in Staten Island, New York. Fink exhibited at the Staten Island Museum, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the Environment Gallery in Manhattan.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.5 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1949-1987
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.finklou
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
label: Type
content: Drawings
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Biographical material, writings, correspondence, artwork, photographs, financial material, and printed material relating to Lou Fink.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Biographical material includes a curriculum vitae and an inventory of works by Fink. Writings include typed eulogies for Fink by author Lanford Wilson and MTV creator John Lack. Letters to Fink include two letters from The Art Institute of Chicago regarding drawings Fink submitted for an exhibition, and a letter from an unknown colleague, Dick, regarding an exhibition and an upcoming show. Artwork consists of a sketchbook, drawings, and Christmas card designs. Photographs and slides are of Fink his artwork, artists and collectors, his exhibitions, and his studio. Financial material consists of leasing and sales agreements and an estate inventory. Printed material includes exhibition announcements and invitations, newspaper clippings, magazines and a poster.