MenuInventory of the Pat Finelli Photographs, 1962-1970 and undated
Abstract
Pat Finelli (1927-1970) was a free-lance commercial photographer in New York during the 1960s who worked for a number of New York advertising agencies, including J. Walter Thompson, Compton, and Erwin, Wasey, Ruthrauf & Ryan.
The Pat Finelli Photographs span the years 1962-1970 and include photographs, negatives, slides, transparencies and print advertisements that document Finelli's work for advertising agencies including J. Walter Thompson and Erwin, Wasey, Ruthrauf & Ryan. Companies featured include BMW, First National City Bank, Ford, Lederle, Mack, Mercury outboard, Pet and Procter & Gamble. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- Creator
- Finelli, Pat.
- Title
- Pat Finelli Photographs, 1962-1970 and undated
- Language of Material
- English
- Extent
- 4.5 Linear Feet, 2600 Items
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection Overview
The Pat Finelli Photographs span the years 1962-1970 and include photographs, negatives, slides, transparencies and print advertisements that document Finelli's work for advertising agencies including J. Walter Thompson and Erwin, Wasey, Ruthrauf & Ryan. Companies featured include BMW, First National City Bank, Ford, Lederle, Mack, Mercury, Pet and Procter & Gamble.
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Contents of the Collection
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Pat Finelli was born in 1927 and grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y. He served in the Navy as a medic and later worked as a photographer in New York, eventually opening his own studio. Finelli worked on advertising campaigns for a number of New York advertising agencies, including J. Walter Thompson, Erwin Wasey Ruthrauf & Ryan, and Compton Advertising. He received numerous advertising industry awards for his photography, including selection as one of the Top Fifty Advertisements of the Year in 1964, as well as a Certificate of Excellence from the American Institute of Graphic Arts, for his work on Mack Trucks for Erwin Wasey agency. At the 44th annual exhibition of the Art Directors Club of New York in 1965, Finelli received an Award of Distinctive Merit and a Certificate of Merit. Finelli also taught photography at the Parsons School of Design, part of the New School University. Finelli died in New York in 1970.
Subject Headings
- Finelli, Pat, (1927-1970)
- Bayerische Motoren Werke.
- Brunswick Corporation. Mercury Marine.
- First National City Bank (New York, N.Y.)
- Ford Motor Company.
- J. Walter Thompson Company.
- Lederle Laboratories.
- Mack Trucks, inc.
- Pet Milk Company.
- Procter & Gamble Company.
- Advertising.
- Advertising--United States.
- Advertising--Photographers.
- Advertising--Photographers--United States.
- Advertising photography.
- Advertising photography--United States.
- Commercial photography.
- Commercial photography--United States.
- Negatives.
- Photographs.
- Slides.
- John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
Related Material
Related material may be found in the following Hartman Center collections:
JWT Competitive Advertisements
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Pat Finelli Photographs, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Provenance
The Pat Finelli Photographs were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 2011.
Processing Information
Processed by Richard Collier, May 2011
Encoded by Richard Collier, May 2011
Accession 2011-0041 is described in this finding aid.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.