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Archives of American Art
Julius Bloch papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.blocjuli
- Creators:
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Bloch, Julius T. (Julius Thiengen), 1888-1966
- Dates:
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1918-1966
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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3 Linear feet(on 2 microfilm reels)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Correspondence; journals; loose writings; sketchbooks and clippings documenting his career. The journals, which have letters and other items laid in, describe his work for the WPA, the influence of other painters, exhibitions, and his concern for Black Americans and the unemployed, who frequently appeared in his paintings.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter; Philadelphia, Pa.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 3754-3755 available for use at Archives of American Art offices, the Free Library of Philadelphia and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to the lender after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1986 by Benjamin Bernstein, a friend and patron of Bloch.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sketchbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| African American artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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