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American artist
Albert Bloch
Albert Bloch in his studio, Munich
Born (1882-08-02 ) August 2, 1882 August 2, 1882Saint Louis, Missouri, US
Died March 23, 1961(1961-03-23) (aged 78) March 23, 1961Lawrence, Kansas, US
Known for Painter
Albert Bloch (August 2, 1882 – March 23, 1961) was an
American Modernist artist and the only American artist associated with
Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), a group of early 20th-century European modernists.
[1]
Biography
Albert Bloch, 1913, The Green Domino , oil on canvas, 130.5 x 85 cm
Bloch was born on August 2, 1882, in St. Louis, Missouri. He studied at the
St. Louis School of Fine Arts and the
Chicago Academy of Fine Arts .
[2] In 1901–03 he produced comic strips and cartoons for the
St. Louis Star newspaper.
[3] Between 1905 and 1908 he worked as a caricaturist and illustrator for
William Marion Reedy 's literary and political weekly
The Mirror .
From 1909 to 1921, Bloch lived and worked mainly in Germany, where he was associated with
Der Blaue Reiter .
[4]
After the end of
World War I , Bloch returned to the United States, teaching at the
School of the Art Institute of Chicago for a year, and then accepting a Departmental Head position at the
University of Kansas until his retirement in 1947.
[5]
Albert Bloch died March 23, 1961, in
Lawrence, Kansas .
[2]
Albert Bloch had two sons, Bernard and Walter, with his first wife, Hortense.
Bernard Bloch , was a distinguished American linguist.
[6]
His work is in the collection of the
Art Institute of Chicago ,
[7]
The Jewish Museum ,
[8] the
Museum of Modern Art ,
[9] the
Smithsonian American Art Museum ,
[10] and the
Whitney Museum of American Art .
[11]
Selected works
Albert Bloch, 1902, "Prof. Wayupski's Aerial Stunts", St. Louis Star
Albert Bloch, 1913, Summer Night , oil on canvas, 119 x 114 cm
References
Further reading
Howard, Christine Metz (17 April 2015).
"Book explores work of Albert Bloch" . The University of Kansas .
Hayes, Dann (5 January 2013).
"KU is one of few sites selected for Albert Bloch exhibit" . The University of Kansas .
"Albert Bloch: Prints and Drawings" . Spencer Museum of Art.
Shepard, Sara.
"Newly acquired Bloch painting offers warmth with hint of mystery" . Lawrence Journal-World .
Biles, Jan.
"Albert Bloch painting donated to KU museum" . The Topeka Capital-Journal . Archived from
the original on 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2015-07-07 .
"Albert Bloch" . Oxford Reference .
"Exhibition of Modern Paintings by Albert Bloch of Munich" (PDF) . The Art Institute of Chicago.
"Albert Bloch Biography" . Hollis Taggart Galleries. Archived from
the original on 2016-07-04. Retrieved 2016-07-19 .
Sozanski, Edward.
"Duality Of Albert Bloch At Dela. Art Museum" . Philly.com.
Baron, Frank; Blumb, Jon.
"Albert Bloch and the Blue Rider The Munich Years" (PDF) . Jayhawk Ink at the University of Kansas.
Baron, Frank (1997). Albert Bloch: Artistic and Literary Perspectives . Prestel.
Conrads, David (27 February 1997).
"Major American Artist Resurfaces in Kansas City" . Christian Science Monitor .
"Albert Bloch" . Langs De Wal . [
permanent dead link ]
Baskind, Samantha (2006).
Encyclopedia of Jewish American Artists . Greenwood.
ISBN
9780313336379 .
Bloch, Anna (March 1992). "Albert Bloch in Kansas: An Introduction". Kansas Quarterly . 24 (1): 5.
Green, R.C. (1981). "Albert Bloch: His Early Career - Munich and Der Blaue Reiter". Pantheon (G.F.R.) . 39 (1): 70–100.
External links
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