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The life and art of denman fink at the coral gables museum
Denman Fink (1880–1956) was an American artist and magazine illustrator.
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Works
He worked with Phineas P. Paist and Walter De Garmo on the Douglas Entrance (1924) in Coral Gables, Florida, a property listed on the National Register of Historic Places. He also designed the Venetian Pool (1925) in Coral Gables, which is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The designs were strictly Denman's. The only thing Phineas Paist and Walter De Garmo added was their architect's seal because Denman was not a licensed architect. Denman designed all of the original entrances to Coral Gables and designed the original water tower in the shape of a light house. Fink was artistic advisor for the City of Coral Gables. He also designed the Coral Gables City Hall.
New Jersey
Fink was a long-time resident of Haworth, New Jersey.
Murals
At the David W. Dyer Federal Building and United States Courthouse he completed the mural Law Guides Florida Progress (1941). It is above the judge's bench and is flanked by two pairs of Ionic marble pilasters. The mural depicts the positive impact of justice guiding Florida's economic development. Fink included a likeness of himself as a draftsman and a likeness of architect Phineas E. Paist (with whom he worked in Coral Gables, Florida) as a chemist.
Fink completed paintings in U.S. Post Offices under a Treasury Department Program known as the Section. These included the Lake Wales, Florida post office where he painted the mural Harvest Time-Lake Wales in 1942 and Law Guides Florida Progress, an oil on canvas mural, at the Miami, Florida post office and courthouse in 1940.