# Louis K. Meisel

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{{Short description|American author and art dealer}}
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'''Louis K. Meisel''' (born 1942 in [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn), [New York](/source/New_York_(state))) is an American [author](/source/author), art dealer and proponent<ref>{{citation |title=In The Real Art World |url=http://intherealartworld.blogspot.com/2009/11/louis-k-meisel-40-years-of-photorealism.html |website=intherealartworld.blogspot.com |date=18 November 2009}}</ref> of the [photorealist](/source/photorealist) art movement, having coined the term in 1969.<ref>{{citation|title=Meisel Gallery Home Page|url=http://www.meiselgallery.com/lkmg/publications|website=meiselgallery.com}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=The Weeks Gallery|url=http://weeksgallery.sunyjcc.edu/collection_highlights|website=weeksgallery.sunyjcc.edu}}</ref> He is the owner of one of the earliest art galleries in [SoHo](/source/SoHo), at 141 Prince Street. Meisel is also an important collector of [pin-up](/source/pin-up) art.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatamericanpinup.com/GAP/gallery/|title=Gallery Information &#124; Great American Pinup|accessdate=2011-11-19|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108135850/http://www.greatamericanpinup.com/GAP/gallery/|archivedate=2012-01-08|date=2011}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=Deutsche Bank Article|url=http://www.db-artmag.de/en/54/feature/really-nice-guys-louis-k.-meisel-on-photorealisms-beginnings/|website=db-artmag.de}}</ref>

==Published works==
Meisel has authored numerous books on the topic of photorealism and pin-up art, and has contributed to dozens of art magazines. He is a member of the [Authors Guild](/source/Authors_Guild).<ref>{{citation|title=Author's Guild|website=authorsguild.net|url=http://members.authorsguild.net/louiskmeisel/bio.htm}}</ref> 

*''[Nathan Wasserberger](/source/Nathan_Wasserberger)'' (1964)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Office |first=Library of Congress Copyright |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Catalog_of_Copyright_Entries_Third_Serie/7dkgAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 |title=Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1968: January-June |date=1971 |publisher=Copyright Office, Library of Congress |language=en}}</ref>
*''[Richard Estes](/source/Richard_Estes): The Complete Paintings, 1966-1985'' ([Abrams](/source/Abrams_Books), 1986)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Meisel |first=Louis K. |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Richard_Estes/IKHqAAAAMAAJ |title=Richard Estes: The Complete Paintings, 1966-1985 |date=1986 |publisher=Abrams |isbn=978-0-8109-0881-9 |language=en}}</ref>
*''[Clarice Cliff](/source/Clarice_Cliff):The Bizarre Affair'' (Abrams, 1998)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Griffin |first=Leonard |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Clarice_Cliff/0kIkAQAAMAAJ |title=Clarice Cliff: The Bizarre Affair |last2=Meisel |first2=Louis K. |last3=Meisel |first3=Susan Pear |date=1988 |publisher=Abrams |isbn=978-0-8109-2323-2 |language=en}}</ref>
*''Photorealism'' (Abradale Press, 1989)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Meisel |first=Louis K. |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Photo_Realism/phIRAQAAMAAJ |title=Photo-Realism |date=1989 |publisher=Abradale Press |isbn=978-0-8109-8092-1 |language=en}}</ref>
*''[Charles Bell](/source/Charles_Bell_(painter)): The Complete Works 1970-1990'' (Abrams, 1991)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Geldzahler |first=Henry |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Charles_Bell/cwBQAAAAMAAJ |title=Charles Bell: The Complete Works, 1970-1990 |last2=Bell |first2=Charles |last3=Meisel |first3=Louis K. |date=1991 |publisher=Abrams |isbn=978-0-8109-3114-5 |language=en}}</ref>
*''Photorealism Since 1980'' (1993)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Meisel |first=Louis K. |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Photorealism_Since_1980/xX2FQgAACAAJ |title=Photorealism Since 1980 |date=1993 |publisher=H.N. Abrams |isbn=978-0-8109-3720-8 |language=en}}</ref>
*''The Great American Pin-Up'' ([Taschen](/source/Taschen),1996)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Martignette |first=Charles G. |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Great_American_Pin_up/V_P7QwAACAAJ |title=The Great American Pin-up |last2=Meisel |first2=Louis K. |date=1996 |publisher=Taschen |isbn=978-3-8228-8497-3 |language=en}}</ref>
*''Pin-Up Poster Book: The Edward Runci Collection'' (Collectors Press, 1997)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Martignette |first=Charles G. |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Pin_Up_Poster_Book/nAcoAAAACAAJ |title=Pin-Up Poster Book: The Edward Runci Collection |last2=Meisel |first2=Louis K. |date=1997 |publisher=Collectors Press, Incorporated |isbn=978-1-888054-15-6 |language=en}}</ref>
*''Photorealism at the Millennium'' (Abrams, 2002)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Meisel |first=Louis K. |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Photorealism_At_the_Millennium/SohtQgAACAAJ |title=Photorealism At the Millennium |last2=Chase |first2=Linda |date=2002-10-01 |publisher=Harry N. Abrams |isbn=978-0-8109-3483-2 |language=en}}</ref>
*''[Mel Ramos](/source/Mel_Ramos) Pop Art Fantasies: The Complete Paintings'' ([Watson-Guptill](/source/Watson-Guptill), 2004)<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Mel_Ramos_Pop_Art_Fantasies/cqjYCW3ApYUC |title=Mel Ramos Pop Art Fantasies: The Complete Paintings |date=2004 |publisher=Watson-Guptill |isbn=978-0-8230-4093-3 |language=en}}</ref>
*''[Gil Elvgren](/source/Gil_Elvgren): All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups'' (Taschen, 2008)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Martignette |first=Charles G. |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Gil_Elvgren/tv9JAQAAIAAJ |title=Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-ups |last2=Meisel |first2=Louis K. |date=2008 |publisher=Taschen |isbn=978-3-8365-0305-1 |language=en}}</ref>
*''Photorealism In The Digital Age'' (Abrams, 2013)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Meisel |first=Louis K. |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Photorealism_in_the_Digital_Age/Zf-4DwAAQBAJ |title=Photorealism in the Digital Age |last2=Harris |first2=Elizabeth Katherine May |date=2018-10-29 |publisher=Abrams |isbn=978-1-68335-555-7 |language=en}}</ref>

== Music patronage ==
Meisel is the Vice Chairman of the Board of the [Concert Artists Guild](/source/Concert_Artists_Guild).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board and Staff |url=https://www.concertartists.org/staff |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250710162630/https://www.concertartists.org/staff |archive-date=2025-07-10 |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=CAG |language=en-US}}</ref> In the early 2010s he initiated the Salon Series at the [Parrish Art Museum](/source/Parrish_Art_Museum) in [Water Mill, New York](/source/Water_Mill%2C_New_York), which presents around forty [classical music](/source/classical_music) concerts per year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Post |first=James Lane |date=2024-04-29 |title=Parrish Art Museum Salon Series Presents Classical Musicians This Spring • James Lane Post • Hamptons Culture & Lifestyle Magazine |url=https://jameslanepost.com/parrish-art-museum-salon-series-presents-classical-musicians-this-spring/04/29/2024/Hamptons-News-Happenings |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=James Lane Post |language=en-US}}</ref>

== External links ==

* [https://www.meiselgallery.com/ Louis K. Meisel Gallery]
* [https://www.meisel-music.com/ Meisel Music]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.meiselgallery.com/LKMG/ The Louis K. Meisel Gallery]

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