Denman Fink (1880–1956) was an American artist and magazine illustrator.

Works

He worked with Phineas P. Paist and Walter De Garmo on the Douglas Entrance (1924) in

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, a property listed on the

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. He also designed the Venetian Pool (1925) in Coral Gables, which is also listed on the

. 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 lighthouse. 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

Fink was commissioned to create United States post office murals by the Treasury Department

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. At the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in Miami, he completed a mural titled ''Law Guides Florida Progress'' (1941). It is above the judge's bench and is flanked by two pairs of Ionic marble

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s. 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.David W. Dyer Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse
, General Services Administration]. At the List of United States post office murals#Florida, Lake Wales, Florida post office, he painted a mural titled ''Harvest Time-Lake Wales'' in 1942.Florida
WPA Murals

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fink, Denman History of Miami Artists from Florida American muralists People from Coral Gables, Florida People from Haworth, New Jersey 1880 births 1956 deaths 20th-century American painters American male painters 20th-century American male artists Section of Painting and Sculpture artists