Bidspirit auction | Larry Fink (1941-2023), Oil on
Larry Fink (1941-2023), Oil on Canvas - Larry Fink (1941-2023), Oil on Canvas 20th century, a work depicting two forward looking faces, unsigned. Dimensions: 23 3/4” x 24” From ICP.ORG: Larry Fink was born in Brooklyn in 1941 and in the 1960s, studied with Lisette Model, who encouraged him to become a professional photographer. Fink is best known for his series Social Graces , which explored social class in America in the 1970s by comparing two different worlds: that of urban New Yorkers at places like Studio 54 and that of rural, working class Pennsylvanians at events like birthday parties. His photographs have been published in Vanity Fair , W , GQ , The New York Times Magazine , and The New Yorker and he has produced several books. Fink has taught for over forty years, most recently as a tenured professor at Bard College. He has received two Guggeneheim (1976 and 1979) and two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships (1978 and 1976). Provenance : From the Estate of Photographer Larry Fink and Martha Posner Condition: Good condition, unframed, needs cleaning.