Joseph Hirsch, Air Raid

Joseph Hirsch

American · 1910–1981 · Painter, Printmaker

Joseph Hirsch (1910–1981) was an American painter, illustrator, muralist and teacher. Social commentary was the backbone of Hirsch's art, especially works depicting civic… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Joseph Hirsch, Blue Boats, oil on canvasBlue BoatsBonhams · $6,250≈ £4,001≈ €4,687Sign up to see
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Joseph Hirsch (1910–1981) was an American painter, illustrator, muralist and teacher. Social commentary was the backbone of Hirsch's art, especially works depicting civic corruption and racial injustice.

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Born 1910, PhiladelphiaDied 1981, ManhattanOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q6284010 ↗ULAN 500011505 ↗Museum works 2

social realism

Works in museum collections

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Joseph Hirsch, Air Raid
Air Raidca. 1940 · Pastel and graphite on orange paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Pennsylvania W. P. A., 1943 — Open Ac…
Joseph Hirsch, Hero
Hero1939
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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