La Salle University Art Museum
1900 West Olney Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19141
Philadelphia, PA 19141
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Museums page for Julius Bloch ((1888 - 1966)), known for Figure, portrait and landscape painting, prints. Showing 7 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1888 Kehl, Germany - 1966 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known for: Figure, portrait and landscape painting, prints.
Julius Block, one of the prominent Jewish artists of Philadelphia, was a social realist painter whose subjects focused on the working classes. His admiration for Thomas Eakins, also a social realist,... Read full biography
Julius Block, one of the prominent Jewish artists of Philadelphia, was a social realist painter whose subjects focused on the working classes. His admiration for Thomas Eakins, also a social realist, likely contributed to his interest in these subjects. For many years, he was a teacher at the... Read full biography
Julius Block, one of the prominent Jewish artists of Philadelphia, was a social realist painter whose subjects focused on the working classes. His admiration for Thomas Eakins, also a social realist, likely contributed to his interest in these subjects. For many years, he was a teacher at the Pennsylvania Academy, and his message to students was that you need to know life in order to paint life. He began his career by painting floral still-lives, but seeing Depression-era social conditions... Read full biography
Julius Block, one of the prominent Jewish artists of Philadelphia, was a social realist painter whose subjects focused on the working classes. His admiration for Thomas Eakins, also a social realist, likely contributed to his interest in these subjects. For many years, he was a teacher at the Pennsylvania Academy, and his message to students was that you need to know life in order to paint life. He began his career by painting floral still-lives, but seeing Depression-era social conditions changed his focus to express his sympathy for persons who were "down and out." . One of the first American artists to paint poverty-stricken black Americans, he tried to make sure that his subjects retained their dignity. In doing this, he painted many... Read full biography
Julius Block, one of the prominent Jewish artists of Philadelphia, was a social realist painter whose subjects focused on the working classes. His admiration for Thomas Eakins, also a social realist, likely contributed to his interest in these subjects. For many years, he was a teacher at the Pennsylvania Academy, and his message to students was that you need to know life in order to paint life. He began his career by painting floral still-lives, but seeing Depression-era social conditions changed his focus to express his sympathy for persons who were "down and out." . One of the first American artists to paint poverty-stricken black Americans, he tried to make sure that his subjects retained their dignity. In doing this, he painted many of the poor blacks with the formality of high-dollar, commissioned portraits. Not everyone was accepting of this p... Read full biography
Julius Bloch - Artist Info
About Julius Bloch: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (7)
All MuseumsMetropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY 10028Reading Public Museum
500 Museum Road
Reading, PA 19611-1425The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102The State Museum of Pennsylvania
3rd And North Streets
Harrisburg, PA 17120-0024Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Ganesvoort Street
New York City, NY 10014Woodstock Artists Association Museum
28 Tinker Street
Woodstock, NY 12498