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titleE. Maurice Bloch papers
repositoryThe Getty Research Institute
description The papers span the life and career of American art historian, professor, curator and collector, E. Maurice Bloch, from his student days in New York City to his retirement in Los Angeles (bulk ca. 1935-1989). It includes extensive correspondence, research and lecture notes, syllabi, photographs, lists, manuscripts, minutes, reports, and clippings, detailing his principal interests (George Caleb Bingham and Benjamin West, and collecting), and his associations with institutions (Virginia Steele Scott Gallery, Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, University of California, Los Angeles) as well as with art students, historians, artist friends, colleagues, and dealers.
extent45 Linear Feet (87 boxes)
accessOpen for use by qualified researchers.
record linkhttps://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf5k40049j/dsc/
finding aidhttps://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf5k40049j/entire_text/
acquisition informationAcquired in 1991, with additional material received in 1993
updated02/14/2025 10:07:54
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