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Fink, Lois Marie was born on December 30, 1927 in Michigan City, Indiana, United States. Daughter of George Edward and Marie Helen (Hensz) Fink.
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American Art at the Nineteenth-Century Paris Salons is a study of nineteenth-century American art within the context of French art as presented at the Paris Salons - annual exhibitions of contemporary art which, at the time, were the most important events in the Western world. Centres of international activity for artists, critics, patrons, dealers and government officials, the Salons provided an appropriate setting to discuss concepts about artists and art institutions, and to consider the interpretation of themes and imagery in paintings and sculptures. Through acceptance at the Paris exhibitions, American artists won international renown during their lifetimes and, they devoutly hoped, a place in history among the great masters of Western art. This book examines the extent and impact of the relation of American art to the French in the nineteenth century, an understanding of some of the problems of the artist in American culture, and an awareness of the search of American artists for relevance and meaning in their works. This book contains a list of all 5,000 Salon works exhibited by Americans throughout the century, which includes not only the titles of works shown at each exhibition, but also a record of artists' teachers and their addresses.
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Fink, Lois Marie was born on December 30, 1927 in Michigan City, Indiana, United States. Daughter of George Edward and Marie Helen (Hensz) Fink.
Bachelor, Capital University, 1951. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1970.
Doctor of Humanities (honorary), Capital University, 1982.
Instructor Lenoir Rhyne College, Hickory, North Carolina, 1955-1956. Instructor Midland College, Fremont, Nebraska, 1956-1958. Assistant professor Roosevelt University, Chicago, 1958-1970.
Curator National Museum of America Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1970-1993. Curator emeritus, since 1993. Advisory committee Washington area Archives American Art, since 1979.
Member national advisory committee Brauer Museum Art Valparaiso (Indiana) University, since 1992.
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Fellow The Society for the Arts, Religion, and Contemporary Culture. Member College Art Association, American Studies Association.