Martin S. Blinder

Background

Blinder, Martin S. was born on November 18, 1946 in Brooklyn. Son of Meyer and Lillian (Stein) Blinder.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration, Adelphi University, 1968. Account executive Bruns, Nordeman & Company. New York City, 1968-1969.

Vice president Blinder, Robinson & Company, Westbury, New York, 1969-1973.

Treasurer BHB Prodns., Los Angeles, 1973-1976. President Martin Lawrence Limited.

Edits., Van Nuys, California, 1976-1994, chairman, 1986-1994, board directors, 1994. President, director Corporation Art Incorporated., Visual Artists Management Corporation, Art Consultants Incorporated.

President, owner, founder MSB Fine Art, Phoenix, 1994.

Lecturer business symposia.

Career

Accountant executive Bruns, Nordeman & Company, New York City, 1968-1969. Vice president Blinder, Robinson & Company, Westbury, New York, 1969-1973. Treasurer BHB Productions, Los Angeles, 1973-1976.

President Martin Lawrence Ltd. Editions, Van Nuys, California, 1976-1994, chairman, 1986-1994, board directors, from 1994. Director AZ/New York Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, from 2000.

President, director Corporation Art Inc., Visual Artists Management Corporation, Art Consultants Inc. President, owner, founder MSB Fine Art, Phoenix, since 1994. Lecturer business symposia.

Achievements

• Martin S. Blinder has been listed as a noteworthy business consultant, art dealer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Democratic National Committee, benefit committee Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome project, Los Angeles, 1988. Board directors Very Special Arts, since 1989. Chairman visual arts International Very Special Arts Festival, 1989.

Patron Guggenheim Museum, New York City, Museum Modern Art, New York City, Los Angeles County Museum Art, Los Angeles Museum Contemporary Art (honorary founder), Whitney Museum American Art, Palm Springs Museum Art, Hirschorn Museum, Washington, Skirball Museum, Los Angeles, Diabetes Foundation of City of Hope, B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation League, 1999, Very Special Arts, Scottsdale (Arizona) Center for the Arts, Scottsdale Museum Contemporary Art (lecturer on Keith Haring). Member Citizens for Common Sense. Board directors, president Research Foundation for Crohns Disease.

Member benefit committee Art Against Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 1989. Co-chair artists committee for Don't Bungle the Jungle Companions of Arts and Nature, 1989. Principal sponsor, annual fundraiser Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome project, Los Angeles, 1990.

Patron Arizona Stat University Art Museum, Sylvia Plotkin Museum. Member Fine Art Public's Association (board directors 1990-1994), Medical Art Association at University of California at Los Angeles.

Connections

Married Janet Weiss, December 10, 1983.

Father:

Meyer Blinder

Mother:

Lillian (Stein) Blinder

Spouse:

Janet Weiss