Collection Information

Size: 0.6 linear ft.

Summary: Seven drawings by Bloom.

Biographical/Historical Note

Painter; Cambridge, Mass. Born near Riga, Latvia in April 1913. Immigrated to Boston in 1920 and began painting and drawing classes, taught by Harold Zimmerman at a settlement house. Worked for the WPA in the early 1930s.

Provenance

Donated 1969 by Abraham Melamed through the Terry Dintefass Gallery.

Restrictions on Access

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How to Cite This Collection

Hyman Bloom drawings, 1927-1931. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.