Artist

Douglas Paul Finkel

born Manhasset, NY 1963
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Also known as
  • Douglas Finkel
Born
Manhasset, New York, United States
Active in
  • Richmond, Virginia, United States
Biography
Douglas Finkel graduated from college with a degree in creative writing, but turned to carpentry to support himself. A chance assignment changed his life and career. “While I was building houses I received a commission for a table, and it turned out so well, I decided to enroll in a two-year woodworking program to develop my skills,” a move he later described as “one of the best decisions I’ve made in my life.” Finkel received his master’s degree from the School for American Crafts at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York, and has taught woodworking courses in middle school, high school, and adult education; he now teaches in the Studio Furniture/Wood Program at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. Finkel experiments with lines, proportions, and surface decoration in his work, creating everything from African-inspired benches to his playfully witty “eyeball” boxes, which were inspired by cartoons. (Lydgate, The Art of Making Small Wood Boxes, 1997)

Works by this artist (731 items)

Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Juan Gris drawing), late 1960s, collage on masonite, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, 2002.58.20
Untitled (Juan Gris drawing)
Datelate 1960s
collage on masonite
Not on view
Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Rorschach drawing), n.d., drawing, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, 1991.155.408
Untitled (Rorschach drawing)
Daten.d.
drawing
Not on view
Joseph Cornell, Untitled (white cockatoo and other birds), 1969-1971, collage, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, 1991.155.297
Untitled (white cockatoo and other birds)
Date1969-1971
collage
Not on view