[2][3] He is also the owner of one of the earliest art galleries in SoHo at 141 Prince Street.
In addition to Photorealism, Meisel is responsible for the resurgence of interest in the sub-set of American illustration identified as "Pin-up", and is the largest collector of original art of both genres.
Louis and Susan Meisel own the largest collections of Photorealism and pin-up art in the world.
[4][5] Photorealism as defined by Meisel is the creation of paintings fashioned in such a way as to appear to be photographs in their finished forms.
[9] Meisel and his wife Susan present over 30 classical music salon concerts at the Louis K. Meisel Gallery and at other venues such as Lincoln Center Carnegie Hall the Parrish Art Museum in Watermill, New York.