Albert bloch biography

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.
Born in St. Louis to a German Jewish mother and Bohemian Jewish father, Bloch began his career as a cartoonist and caricaturist for The Mirror.
Albert Bloch was an American Modernist artist and the only American artist associated with Der Blaue Reiter, a group of early 20th-century European modernists.

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Albert Bloch

Albert Bloch quit high school at the young age of sixteen to study at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts. His career as an artist started at The Saint Louis Mirror, where he worked as a caricaturist and political cartoonist. The paper’s editor and publisher, William Marion Reedy, became a patron of Bloch’s after noticing his more intricate and advanced methods when creating cover illustrations for the weekly paper.

Reedy funded a trip for Bloch and his family to Europe so that Bloch could pursue furthering his artistic training. During this time, Bloch traveled to Paris and London to seek inspiration, but he eventually decided to train himself in Munich, in the artists' quarter of Schwabing. Bloch often referenced his readings in the Bible while drawing inspiration from the Catholic atmosphere of the city when painting.

By 1911, Bloch became increasingly interested in Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc's work and eventually met both painters, who became reciprocally interested in his work. Both German painters invited him to join their new group, Der Blaue Reiter

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Albert Bloch

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Albert Bloch

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.

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. Between 1905 and 1908 he worked as a caricaturist and illustrator for William Marion Reedy's literary and political weekly The Mirror.

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

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.

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Albert Bloch

American artist (1882–1961)

Albert Bloch
Albert Bloch in his studio, Munich
Born	(1882-08-02)August 2, 1882 August 2, 1882 Saint Louis, Missouri, US
Died	March 23, 1961(1961-03-23) (aged 78) March 23, 1961 Lawrence, Kansas, US
Known for	Painter

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.^[1]

Biography

Bloch was born on August 2, 1882, in St. Louis, Missouri. He studied at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts and the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts.^[2] In 1901–03 he produced comic strips and cartoons for the St. Louis Star newspaper.^[3] Between 1905 and 1908 he worked as a caricaturist and illustrator for William Marion Reedy's literary and political weekly The Mirror.

From 1909 to 1921, Bloch lived and worked mainly in Germany, where he was associated with Der Blaue Reiter.^[4] After the end of World War I, Bl