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Herbert L. FinkMuriel (Mad Meg)1973
1973
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Muriel (Mad Meg)
Etching, 1973, printed 1976
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil (see photos)
The image was first created as an illustration for John Gardner's "The King's Indian" in 1973.
An illustration for the book "The King's Indian", a collection of short stories by author John Gardner (1933-1982), published in 1973. "Mad Meg" was most likely inspired by a figure from Flemish folklore, Dulle Griet, who led an army of women to pillage Hell. "Mad Meg" was the subject of a painting by Pieter Bruegal the Elder, done in 1564.
References: Carter 174, page 108
Illustration for "The King's Indian", pages 174-17
Condition: excellent
Image/Plate size: 13 3/8 x 9 13/16 inches
Sheet size: 15 7/16 x 12 1/4 inches
Herbert Lewis Fink, painter, printmaker, sculptor, and educator, born was in Providence, Rhode Island on September 8, 1921. He studied at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1941, he received is B.F.A. degree from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1949, his M.F.A. from Yale University in 1956, and he also studied for a year at the Art Students League and with John Frazier, Gabor Peterdi, Arshile Gorky and Rico Lebrun.
Fink taught at the Rhode Island School of Design between 1951 and 1961, Yale University between 1956 and 1961, and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale from 1961 to 1987. He was the first recipient of the Distinguished Professor of Art award from Southern Illinois University. He was also a recipient of two Chaloner Fellowships, a Tiffany Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a Ford Foundation Purchase Award.
His work is in the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Georgia Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Library of Congress, the New York Public Library, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Yale University Art Gallery.
Herbert Lewis Fink died in September 4, 2006, in Rockport, Maine
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- Creator:Herbert L. Fink (1921 - 2006, American)
- Creation Year:1973
- Dimensions:Height: 13.38 in (33.99 cm)Width: 9.82 in (24.95 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Fairlawn, OH
- Reference Number:Seller: FA84431stDibs: LU14015623162
Herbert L. Fink
Herbert Lewis Fink is a listed landscape and figure artist whose numerous paintings and drawings hang in many museums. He is most recognized for his outstanding etchings. With a BA from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA from Yale University, Fink served as director of the School of Fine Art and Design at Southern Illinois University.
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