By Herbert L. Fink
Located in Fairlawn, OH
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...
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1970s Contemporary Herbert L. Fink Art