Block, Irving, 1910-1986
Variant namesPainter, educator; Los Angeles, Calif.; b. 1910; d. 1986.
From the description of Oral history interview with Irving Block, 1965 Apr. 16 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78482455
Painter, art instructor, graphic artist and writer, Los Angeles, California.
Block was born in New York City. He was involved in the Works Projects Administration's Federal Art Project in the 1930s, and worked as a matte shot artist at 20th Century Fox during the 1940s and 50s. He taught for many years at California State University, Northridge (1963-1980). Block co-authored with Alan Adler the original story for the science fiction film Forbidden Planet, for which he designed Robbie the Robot.
From the description of Irving Block papers, 1938-1984. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79100313
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Block, Irving : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| referencedIn | Photographs of Southern California artists / Arnold Chanin, photographer | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Hy Cohen papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Goldman, Lawrence (Lawrence Louis). Kronos : a war of the universe, 1956 Oct. 24 / story by Irving Block ; screenplay by Lawrence Louis Goldman. | Ohio State University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Irving Block papers | Archives of American Art |
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Oral history interview with Irving Block | Archives of American Art |
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| associatedWith | Ankrum Gallery. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Burkhardt, Hans Gustav, 1904-1994. | person |
| associatedWith | California State University, Northridge | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Chanin, Arnold, | person |
| associatedWith | Cohen, Hy, 1901- | person |
| associatedWith | Goldman, Lawrence (Lawrence Louis) | person |
| associatedWith | Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | McGlynn, Betty Hoag, | person |
| associatedWith | New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Works Progress Administration. | corporateBody |
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Birth 1910-12-02
Death 1986-05-03
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