Sheldon (Shelly) Fink was born in 1925 in Brooklyn, NY. He attended the High School of Music and Art in Manhattan, and won Tiffany Foundation grants in 1957 and 1963.

Shelly in 1961

Shelly by Rafael Soyer

Shelly's work has appeared at the Albany Art Institute, the Berkshire Art Museum and the Lenox Library in Lenox, Massachusetts, as well as numerous shows in New York City. His work is part of the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Shelly in 1981

Shelly in 2002

The 1961 and 1981 photos are by Guy Gillette. Shelly died in 2002. Back to home page