Zorach, William, 1887-1966
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Sculptor, painter; interviewees are married.
From the description of Reminiscences of Willam and Marguerite Zorach : oral history, 1957. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309727160
William Zorach (1887-1966) was a sculptor and painter from New York, N.Y.
From the description of William Zorach letter to Mr. Shipley, Feb. 8, 1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 756821127
Artist.
From the description of William Zorach papers, 1822-1974 (bulk 1930-1968). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131068
Sculptor; Brooklyn, N.Y.; b. 1887; d. 1966.
From the description of William Zorach interview, 1959 Apr. 2 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82680459
From the description of Oral history interview with William Zorach, 1959 Apr. 2 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 312025112
Biographical Note
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1889, Feb. 28:
Born, Euberick, Lithuania -
1891:
Immigrated with family to the United States -
1903 -1906 :Apprenticed at Morgan Lithograph Co., Cleveland, Ohio; studied at Cleveland School of Act, Cleveland, Ohio -
1908 -1910 :Studied at National Academy of Design, New York, N.Y. -
1910:
Studied at La Palette, Paris, France -
1912:
Married Marguerite Thompson (died 1968) -
1913:
Exhibited in Armory Show, New York, N.Y. -
1927 -1930 :Executed sculpture “Mother and Child” -
1929 -1957 :Instructor, Art Students League, New York, N.Y. -
1931:
Awarded Logan Medal for sculpture, Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, Ill. -
1932:
Commissioned to execute “Spirit of the Dance” in Radio City Music Hall, New York, N.Y. Awarded Logan Prize for watercolor, Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, Ill. -
1936 -1940 :Executed sculpture “Youth” -
1937:
Awarded commission by U. S. Treasury to execute Benjamin Franklin statue for the Post Office, Washington, D.C. -
1939:
Executed monument “Builders of the Future,” New York World’s Fair, New York, N.Y. -
1947:
Published Zorach Explains Sculpture. New York: American Artists Group -
1961:
Received Gold Medal for sculpture, National Institute of Arts and Letters -
1966, Nov. 15:
Died, Bath, Maine -
1967:
Posthumous publication of autobiography, Art Is My Life. Cleveland: World Pub.
From the guide to the William Zorach Papers, 1822-1974, (bulk 1930-1968), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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referencedIn | A.G. (Abel George) Warshawsky papers | Archives of American Art | |
creatorOf | Alice Klauber letters | Archives of American Art | |
creatorOf | Aline Fruhauf papers | Archives of American Art | |
referencedIn | American Federation of Arts records | Archives of American Art | |
referencedIn | Anita Weschler Papers, 1902-1989, 1924-1960 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
creatorOf | Artists files, [ca. 1930]-1986. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
referencedIn | Ben Shahn papers | Archives of American Art | |
creatorOf | Benedict Tatti papers | Archives of American Art | |
referencedIn | Brooklyn Museum interviews of artists | Archives of American Art | |
creatorOf | Brooklyn Museum interviews of artists | Archives of American Art |
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referencedIn | Oral history interview with Dahlov Ipcar | Archives of American Art | |
referencedIn | Oral history interview with George Biddle | Archives of American Art | |
referencedIn | Oral history interview with Ilse Bischoff | Archives of American Art | |
referencedIn | Oral history interview with Isamu Noguchi | Archives of American Art | |
referencedIn | Oral history interview with Lee Bontecou | Archives of American Art | |
referencedIn | Oral history interview with Peter Agostini | Archives of American Art | |
referencedIn | Oral history interview with Reuben Nakian | Archives of American Art | |
creatorOf | Oral history interview with William Zorach | Archives of American Art |
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associatedWith | Agostini, Peter. |
associatedWith | American Federation of Arts. |
associatedWith | Art Students League (New York, N.Y.) |
correspondedWith | Barr, Alfred Hamilton, 1902-1981 |
associatedWith | Biddle, George, 1885- |
associatedWith | Bischoff, Ilse, 1901-1990 |
associatedWith | Bishop, Isabel, 1902-1988. |
associatedWith | Bontecou, Lee, 1931- |
associatedWith | Bourdon, Margarita. |
associatedWith | Brooklyn Museum. |
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Birth 1887-02-28
Death 1966-11-15
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