Peter Fingesten

Peter Fingesten (born 1916 in Germany, died September 10, 1987)cite news|title= Peter Fingesten, Artist And Professor, Is Dead|work=The New York Times|date=1987-09-11|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE2DF123DF932A2575AC0A961948260|accessdate=2007-10-17] was a German-born American graphic artist, sculptor, and founding chairman of the Art Department at Pace University.

Biography

Peter Fingesten, a noted post war graphic artist and sculptor, was hired by Pace University in the 1950s to bring a liberal arts sector to the what was then only a business school. Although he was not was graced with higher degrees, his talent as an artist and excellence as a revered teacher propelled him to becoming a fully tenured professor. His trademark curved pipe, that he always carried with him made, him an easily recognized New York iconoclast. He continued to show his work in New York art galleries but was most involved in propelling Pace University in the City of New York to prominence. In gratitude, the Pace University founded The Peter Fingestin Gallery in his honor, and this gallery has and continues to hold frequent showing of noted artists.

Bibliography

*Fingesten, Peter, "East Is East: Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity: A Comparison". Muhlenberg Press. 1956.
*Fingesten, Peter, "Basic Facts of Art History". Collier Books. 1963.
*Fingesten, Peter, "The Eclipse of Symbolism". Univ of South Carolina Press. 1970. ISBN 0872491722.
*Fingesten, Peter, "Dynamics of Creativity: For Artists and Lovers of Art". Wyndham Hall Press. 1988. ISBN 1556050054.

References

*" [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,763605,00.html Fortunate Fingesten] ", Time Magazine, 1940-03-04. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
*cite web|url=http://www.earlham.edu/~libr/content/friends/manuscripts/f.html|title=Earlham Library - Friends Collection|publisher=Earlham College|accessdate=2007-10-17

External links

* [http://appserv.pace.edu/execute/page.cfm?doc_id=16178 Peter Fingesten Gallery] at Pace University