Albert Bloch papers, 1873-2014
Bloch, Albert, 1882-1961
Painter
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Collection Information
Size: 17.9 Linear feet
Summary: The papers of painter and educator Albert Bloch measure 17.9 linear feet and date from 1873 to 2014. The collection documents his career as an artist and university professor in Lawrence, Kansas, as well as his time in Munich, Germany, as part of the Blue Rider group of German Expressionists. The collection includes biographical material, extensive personal and professional correspondence, writings, personal business records, exhibition files, printed material, photographs, and artwork. Throughout the collection are records maintained by his widow Anna Bloch on the exhibition, sale, and research of Bloch's work after his death.
Biographical/Historical Note
Albert Bloch (1882-1961) was a painter and educator in Lawrence, Kansas. From 1909 to 1921, he lived and worked in Germany, where he was associated with Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider) group of European modernists.
Provenance
The collection was donated in 2015 by the Albert Bloch Foundation via Scott Heffley, president. Additonal letters from Anna Bloch donated 2017 by David Strauss, Albert Bloch's cousin.
Related Materials
The Albert Bloch, the American Blue Rider Exhibition records, 1994-1997, are available at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Also in the Archives
Tags
- Bloch, Albert, 1882-1961
- Kandinsky, Wassily
- Fehl, Philipp P.
- Bloch, Anna
- Penney, James
- Marc, Franz
- Klinker, Emmy
- Klee, Paul
- Sudlow, Robert
- Art -- Study and teaching
- Expressionism (Art)
- Blaue Reiter (Group of artists)
- Photographs
- Sketches
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