Professor Larry Fink, Whose Photographs Were “Political, Not Polemical,” Dies at 82
“Self Portrait With Molly” (1983). © Larry Fink, Courtesy Robert Mann Gallery
“He adjusted the emotional temperature in any room,” writes Lucy Sante, who taught writing and photography at Bard for nearly 25 years, for Vanity Fair. “He was countrified, with his suspenders, his work boots, his wild grin and honking laugh, his utter disregard for decorum, but he had the chutzpah of a city boy and was so sophisticated he had no need to prove it. It further enhances any of his pictures to imagine Larry in the act of taking them.”
Mr. Fink was the recipient of two Guggenheim fellowships, in 1976 and 1979. His work is in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art, among many other institutions in the United States and abroad. He worked on assignment for numerous publications, including Manhattan, Inc., Vanity Fair, and the New York Times, and was the author of 12 books.
Further Reading
Larry Fink, Whose Photographs Were ‘Political, Not Polemical,’ Dies at 82 (New York Times)A Fond Farewell to Photographer Larry Fink, 82 (Professor Sante for Vanity Fair)
In Memoriam: Bard Remembers the Life of Professor Larry Fink (from President Botstein)
Post Date: 12-05-2023