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Joseph Hirsch (1910-1981) Lithograph on Paper Pencil signed by the artist 13 h x 9 w $500 (unframed) |
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| Born in Philadelphia, Joseph Hirsch studied art at the Philadelphia Museum as well as privately with George Luks in New York City. Luks introduced Hirsch to social realism pursued this genre throughout his career. Hirsch traveled extensively, and after five years away in France he returned to the US and participated in the WPA Federal Arts Project, where he made prints, paintings and murals. During WWII, Hirsch worked as an artist war correspondent, recording significant battles and events. Later he taught at the Chicago Art Institute, the University of Utah and the Art Students League. He was the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Fulbright Fellowship and a First Prize at the New York World's Fair (1939). | |||||
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