Lois Judith Fine

1931 - 2024

Lois Judith Fine, age 92, passed away peacefully on May 19, 2024, with her family members near. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts on September 10, 1931 as the only child of Elsie (Weinstein) Brown and David Brown. Though her father David died from an infection when she was only 2 years old, she was inspired by his work as a graphic artist to pursue art as a passion and profession. She received her graduate training at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, focusing on print making and painting. She married her childhood sweetheart, Sewall Fine, and moved with him to New Orleans, where she raised her sons David and Jonathan and joined the faculty of the Sophie Newcomb College Art Department. During her career she was represented by galleries in New York and New Orleans and her work was acquired by such institutions as the Tate Britain Gallery and the Whitney Museum of American Art and entered the collection of the Rockefeller family. Lois extended her creativity to the domestic life, sewing her own clothes and cooking, including a legendary oyster gumbo. She is survived by her sons, David (Michele) Fine of New Orleans and Jonathan (Linda) Fine of Weston, Connecticut, three grandchildren, Benjamin, Rebecca and Zachary Fine, and great-grandson, Devin Fine. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend a Graveside Service at 10:00 AM on Thursday, May 30, 2024 at Hebrew Rest Cemetery #3, 2101 Pelopidas Street, New Orleans, LA 70122. Arrangements entrusted to Tharp Funeral Home. Expressions of love and sympathy may be viewed and placed at www.tharpcares.com.