L. MT. BETHEL TWP., Pa.- The home where a famed photographer lived and worked for decades in Northampton County is on the market.

The ten-acre Larry Fink estate on Little Creek Road in the Martins Creek section of Lower Mount Bethel Township has a list price of $1 million.

Fink, who died in 2023 at the age of 82, lived at the home for about 50 years, said realtor Sam Del Rosario, head of the Sam Del Rosario Group, which recently became part of SERHANT. 

Fink is best known for his 1979 Social Graces exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), which juxtaposed black and white pictures of affluent New Yorkers with everyday life in working class Martins Creek.

Larry Fink

This photo provided by Stephanie Berger shows American photographer, Larry Fink, at home in Martin’s Creek, Pa., on Oct. 12, 2013. 

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The Sabatine family of Lower Mount Bethel was a frequent subject of Fink’s for many years. His pictures show them celebrating birthdays and holidays inside their no-frills living rooms and kitchens, a sharp contrast to the glamorous nightlife he captured with his camera in places like Studio 54 in Manhattan.

Social Graces was published as a book in 1984. 

Sometimes Fink’s focus was Hollywood A-listers: Meryl Streep, Kate Winslet, Dennis Hopper. His work appeared in the pages of publications such as the New York Times and Vanity Fair.

He had solo exhibitions at the MOMA, the Whitney Museum, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, among others. Locally, his photographs were shown at places like Lafayette College and the Allentown Art Museum. 

The Forbidden Pictures, a satire targeting the 2000 presidential election and then-President George W. Bush, was pulled from The New York Times Magazine after the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001 and made their public debut three years later at Lehigh University. 

Darkroom, Larry Fink estate, Lower Mount Bethel Township

Darkroom, Larry Fink estate, Lower Mount Bethel Township.

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Fink’s former studio and darkroom is just one of the notable features of the Lower Mount Bethel property. “His actual original Mac computer is still sitting there,” Del Rosario said. “Rows upon rows of negatives and pictures are still there.”

Fink, a native of Brooklyn, New York, lived at the home first with his second wife, the painter Joan Snyder, and then with the sculptor Martha Posner, his third wife. 

The homestead is anchored by a late 18th century stone farmhouse with modern upgrades. There’s also a bank barn where Fink worked, as well as a caretaker’s cottage that served as a studio for Snyder. A separate cabin features a loft and greenhouse-style bath. A koi pond, vegetable beds and animal pens are a nod to the rural setting. 

“This property has such an energy, such a history,” Del Rosario said. “If you’re an artist, if you’re a photographer, and you’re looking for a place to be inspired, this is certainly the place for you.”

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