Simon Dinnerstein
| Simon Dinnerstein | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 16, 1943 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | City College of New York, Brooklyn Museum Art School, Hochschule fur Bildende Kunste, Kassel, Germany |
| Known for | Painting, Drawing, Printmaking |
| Notable work | The Fulbright Triptych, In Sleep, Passage of the Moon |
| Movement | Figurative art |
| Awards | Fulbright Fellowship, Germany; Rome Prize, American Academy in Rome |
Simon Dinnerstein (born February 16, 1943) is an American artist, best known for his masterwork, The Fulbright Triptych.
Dinnerstein was born in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York in 1943 to pharmacist Louis and homemaker Sarah Dinnerstein. One of two children, his older brother Harvey Dinnerstein is also an artist.
Dinnerstein holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from the City College of New York. He studied painting and drawing at the Brooklyn Museum Art School with Louis Grebenak, David Levine, and Richard Mayhew. He was a member of the faculty at the New School for Social Research, Parsons School of Design, and New York City Technical College. He lectures widely and has lectured at Pennsylvania State University.
Dinnerstein’s art is mostly in the figurative style, with folk, expressionistic, and surrealistic influences, possessing a “narrative” and “psychological edge”. He uses a variety of media, pencils, charcoal, and oil paints. Dinnerstein renders still-life's, but most of his work involves portraiture or human figures. He often “paints the figure in unexpected juxtaposition with landscape or interior elements,” of which Dinnerstein says,
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