Albert Bloch

Albert Bloch in his studio, Munich

Albert Bloch (August 2, 1882 – March 23, 1961) was an American Modernist artist and the only American artist associated with Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), a group of early 20th-century European modernists.

Biography

Albert Bloch, 1913, The Green Domino, oil on canvas, 130.5 x 85 cm

Early life

Bloch was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He first studied art at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts. In 1901-03 he produced comic strips and cartoons for the St. Louis Star newspaper.^[1] Between 1905 and 1908 he worked as a caricaturist and illustrator for William Marion Reedy's literary and political weekly The Mirror.

Life in Europe

From 1909 to 1921, Bloch lived and worked mainly in Germany, where he was associated with Der Blaue Reiter.

Return to the United States

After the end of World War I, Bloch returned to the United States, teaching at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for a year, and then accepting a Departmental Head position at the University of Kansas until his retirement in 1947.

Albert Bloch died March 23, 1961, in Lawrence, Kansas.

Selected works

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  Albert Bloch, 1902, "Prof. Wayupski's Aerial Stunts", St. Louis Star

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  Albert Bloch, September 1911, Cityscape with Tower, oil on canvas, 58.4 x 76.3 cm

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  Albert Bloch, 1913, Summer Night, oil on canvas, 119 x 114 cm

Further reading

• Howard, Christine Metz. "Book explores work of Albert Bloch". The University of Kansas. 
• Hayes, Dann. "KU is one of few sites selected for Albert Bloch exhibit". The University of Kansas. 
• "Albert Bloch: Prints and Drawings". Spencer Museum of Art. 
• Shepard, Sara. "Newly acquired Bloch painting offers warmth with hint of mystery". Lawrence Journal-World. 
• Biles, Jan. "Albert Bloch painting donated to KU museum". The Topeka Capital-Journal. 
• "Albert Bloch". Oxford Reference. 
• "Exhibition of Modern Paintings by Albert Bloch of Munich" (PDF). The Art Institute of Chicago. 
• "Albert Bloch Biography". Hollis Taggart Galleries. 
• Sozanski, Edward. "Duality Of Albert Bloch At Dela. Art Museum". Philly.com. 
• Baron, Frank; Blumb, Jon. "Albert Bloch and the Blue Rider The Munich Years" (PDF). Jayhawk Ink at the University of Kansas. 
• Baron, Frank (1997). Albert Bloch: Artistic and Literary Perspectives. Prestel. 
• Conrads, David. "Major American Artist Resurfaces in Kansas City". 
• "Albert Bloch". Langs De Wal. 
• Baskind, Samantha (2006). Encyclopedia of Jewish American Artists. Greenwood. 
• Bloch, Anna (March 1992). "Albert Bloch in Kansas: An Introduction". Kansas Quarterly. 24 (1): 5. 
• Green, R.C. (1981). "Albert Bloch: His Early Career - Munich and Der Blaue Reiter". PANTHEON (G.F.R.). 39 (1): 70–100. 

References

External links

• "Albert Bloch Archives". Max Kade Center for German-American Studies. The University of Kansas. 
• "Albert Bloch Collection". Smithsonian American Art Museum. 
• "Albert Bloch Collection". MoMA. 
• "Albert Bloch Collection". The Jewish Museum. 
• "Albert Bloch Collection". Whitney Museum of American Art. 
• "Albert Bloch Collection". Spencer Museum of Art. 
• "Albert Bloch Collection". Art Institute of Chicago. 
• "Albert Bloch Collection". Des Moines Art Center. 
• "The 'Blauer Reiter'— Almanac and Exhibitions". Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus. 
• "German Expressionism". MoMA. Oxford University Press. 
• "The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago records". Smithsonian Archives of American Art. 
• "Raymond Jonson papers". Smithsonian Archives of American Art. 
• "Anthony Angarola papers". Smithsonian Archives of American Art. 
• "Alfred J. Frueh papers". Smithsonian Archives of American Art.