Irving Block papers

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

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The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden was a gift to the nation from the financier and avid collector of modern art, Joseph H. Hirshhorn. Hirshhorn began his collecting with prints in 1917, and it became his lifelong passion. Hirshhorn's collection is best known for its nineteenth and twentieth century sculpture, including the works of Rodin, Picasso, Matisse, Giacometti, Calder, and Moore. He also collected widely and enthusiastically from the works of contemporary American painters, includi...

United States. Works Progress Administration

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Organizational History President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1935 as a part of his New Deal to curtail the Depression's effects on the United States. The WPA attempted to provide the unemployed with jobs that allowed individuals to preserve skills or talents. The Federal Writers' Project (FWP), one branch of the WPA, provided work for over 6,600 unemployed writers, journalists, edit...

Burkhardt, Hans Gustav, 1904-1994

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Hans Burkhardt (1904-1994) was a painter, printmaker, educator, and collector from Los Angeles, Calif. From the description of Oral history interview with Hans Burkhardt, 1974 Nov. 25 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595069 Painter and collector; Los Angeles, Calif.; d. 1994. From the description of Hans and Thordis Burkhardt papers, 1905-1981. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82730058 Painter, printmaker, educator, collector; Los Angel...

Block, Irving, 1910-1986

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Painter, 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 durin...

California State university, Northridge

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Ankrum Gallery

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Art gallery; Los Angeles, Calif. Operated by Joan Ankrum. Ankrum was also the principal dealer for four decades of her nephew Morris Broderson, and took care of him (Broderson is deaf) as well. d. at age 88 on December 20, 2001. From the description of Ankrum Gallery records, 1966-1990. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83334940 ...