Block, Lou, 1895-1969

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Lou Block (1895-1969) was an art administrator.

From the description of Oral history interview with Lou Block, 1965 May 31 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 458411617

Administrator, Federal Art Project; New York, N.Y.

From the description of Lou Block papers, 1936-1938. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83826137

Art administrator.

From the description of Lou Block interviews, 1965 May 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220192148

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referencedIn Block, Lou, 1895-1969 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf Lou Block papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Block, Lou. Block, Lou : [photography bio file]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf Block, Lou. Artist file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
referencedIn Mildred Constantine Papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Block, Lou. [Lou Block] : artist file John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library, Ringling Museum Library
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Oral history interview with Charles Henry Alston Archives of American Art
referencedIn Oral history interview with Max Spivak Archives of American Art
creatorOf Oral history interview with Lou Block Archives of American Art
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associatedWith Alston, Charles Henry, 1907-1977, person
associatedWith American Artists' Congress. corporateBody
associatedWith Artists' Union (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Constantine, Mildred person
associatedWith Federal Art Project (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Index of American Design. corporateBody
associatedWith Lou Block, person
associatedWith New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project. corporateBody
associatedWith New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project. corporateBody
associatedWith Phillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920- person
associatedWith Spivak, Max, 1906- person
associatedWith Spivak, Max, 1906-1981, person
associatedWith The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
New York (State)--New York
United States
Subject
African American artists
Art and state
Artists, Black
Arts administrators
Arts administrators
Federal aid to public welfare
Federal aid to the arts
Mural painting and decoration, American
New Deal, 1933-1939
Occupation
Photographers
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Birth 1895

Death 1969

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