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    Artist

  • Schiff, John, 1907-1976

    • Title

  • Portrait of Peter Fingesten

  • Physical Description

    1 photograph : black-and-white ; 8 x 10 inches / 20.5 x 25.5 cm., digital photograph

  • Date

    undated

  • Summary

    The image shows a portrait photograph of Peter Fingesten posing with his work. The verso of the image has "Painter P. Fingesten" written in pencil at the bottom and "Fingesten" written along the side as well.

  • Depicted

    Fingesten, Peter

  • Subject

    Artists; College teachers; Portraits; Sculptors; Graphic artists, United States

  • Genre

    Photographs

  • Part Of

    John (Hans) and Trude Schiff Collection, AR 25082

  • Accession Number

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Biographical/Historical Information

Peter Fingesten (1916-1987) was born in Berlin and immigrated to New York in 1939. A scholar, as well as a graphic artist and sculptor, he got a call from New York’s Pace University to add liberal arts to a purely business oriented school. While teaching, he continued to exhibit his mainly surrealistic art in various galleries in New York. As a scholar, Fingesten also authored several books on various aspects of art history.

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Citation

Schiff, John: Portrait of Peter Fingesten, Leo Baeck Institute, F 080 AR 25082.