Letters, 1939-1947, to Lewis Mumford.

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Letters, 1939-1947, to Lewis Mumford.

Includes letter of introduction for Ernst Bloch from Meyer Schapiro.

2 items (9 l.).

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Bloch, Ernst, 1885-1977

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Ernst Bloch was born in Ludwigshafen in 1885. His parents were Max Bloch, a railroad official, and his wife, Berta (nee Feitel). He studied philosophy in Munich and Wuerzburg, and worked as a private tutor and journalist in Berlin and Heidelberg. In 1913, he married Else von Stritzky. He lost his German citizenship in 1933 and immigrated to Switzerland, where he had also stayed during World War I. Between 1934 and 1938, he lived in Prague. In 1938, he immigrated to New York. In 1948...

Schapiro, Meyer, 1904-1996

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Educator, art critic, and professor of fine arts at Columbia University, 1928-1965, University Professor, 1965-1973, Prof. Schapiro (Columbia Univ BA, 1924; MA 1926, Ph.D., 1929) died in 1996. From the description of Meyer Schapiro Correspondence with Whittaker Chambers and James Thomas Farrell, 1923-1991. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 467178770 d. March 3, 1996. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged ...