Bloch, Julius T. (Julius Thiengen),, 1888-1966
Art teacher, Painter, Lithographer, Etcher
Size: 3.0 linear ft. (on 2 microfilm reels)
Summary: Correspondence; journals; loose writings; sketchbooks and clippings documenting his career. The journals, which have letters and other items laid in, describe his work for the WPA, the influence of other painters, exhibitions, and his concern for black Americans and the unemployed, who frequently appeared in his paintings.
Painter; Philadelphia, Pa.
Lent for microfilming 1986 by Benjamin Bernstein, a friend and patron of Bloch.
Microfilm reels 3754-3755 available for use at Archives of American Art offices, the Free Library of Philadelphia and through interlibrary loan.
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Julius Bloch papers, 1918-1966. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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