Albert Bloch | Spencer Museum of Art

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Place of Birth: Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Date of Birth: August 2, 1882

Place of Death: Lawrence, Kansas, United States

Date of Death: December 9, 1961

Active Country: United States

Works of Art: 78

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Self-portrait

Self-portrait, 1913

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), To William Marion Reedy

To William Marion Reedy, 1910

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Hunchback

Hunchback, early 1900s

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Beggars Family

Beggars Family, 1909

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Tight Rope Walker.

Tight Rope Walker., 1913

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Flower Seller

Flower Seller, early 1900s

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), The Duel

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), The Professor

The Professor, 1909

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Mac (Gordon McCouch)

Mac (Gordon McCouch), 1910

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Girl's Head

Girl's Head, 1911

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Great Blind Beggar

Great Blind Beggar, early 1900s

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Masked Figure - Mephisto

Masked Figure - Mephisto, 1910

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Clowns III

Clowns III, 1913

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Fantasy - 3 Clowns

Fantasy - 3 Clowns, 1913

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), untitled

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Music at Night

Music at Night, 1914

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Houses at Night

Houses at Night, 1913

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Police Court

Police Court, 1910

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Still Life in a Landscape

Still Life in a Landscape, 1954

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), For a Cycle of the Creation: The Sixth Day

For a Cycle of the Creation: The Sixth Day, 1922

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Philosopher

Philosopher, 1936

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Hospital

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Slack Wire

Slack Wire, 1911

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Winter

Winter, 1918

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Study for Winter

Study for Winter, 1918

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), The Bridge

The Bridge, 1949

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Study for Sommernacht

Study for Sommernacht, 1913

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Through the Night

Through the Night, 1943

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), The Devil is a Clown

The Devil is a Clown, 1950

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Parable

Parable, 1935–1944

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Frieze for a Music Room

Frieze for a Music Room, 1915

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Garden Picture

Garden Picture, 1924

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Easter Morning

Easter Morning, 1922

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untitled (birds and butterflies), 1928

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Old Graveyard

Old Graveyard, 1940–1941

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Passing Train

Passing Train, 1947–1948

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), untitled (Derelect)

untitled (Derelect), circa 1909–1914

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), untitled (Woman at table)

untitled (Woman at table), circa 1909–1914

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), untitled (Girl's head)

untitled (Girl's head), date unknown

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), untitled (Woman at corner)

untitled (Woman at corner), circa 1909–1914

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Schwabing

Schwabing, circa 1909–1914

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), untitled (Sinister figure)

untitled (Sinister figure), circa 1909–1914

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), untitled (Seated beggar)

untitled (Seated beggar), 1909

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), untitled (Seated blind beggar)

untitled (Seated blind beggar), 1909

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), untitled (Lame beggar)

untitled (Lame beggar), 1909

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), untitled (Couple with baby)

untitled (Couple with baby), 1909

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Domino

Domino, 1909

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), untitled (The princess and the beggar)

untitled (The princess and the beggar), 1909

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Mockery

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Portrait of a man

Portrait of a man, 1910

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Clown's Head I

Clown's Head I, 1910

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Self Portrait

Self Portrait, 1910

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Ragtime

Ragtime, 1910–1913

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Bar - "from a drawing made in 1910"

Bar - "from a drawing made in 1910", 1913

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Boy with orange

Boy with orange, 1913

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Man at table

Man at table, 1909

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), untitled (head of bearded man, study for tailpiece?)

untitled (head of bearded man, study for tailpiece?), 1910

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), study for a drypoint, "Mockery"

study for a drypoint, "Mockery", 1910

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), study for Seiltänzer (Slack Wire or Tightrope Walker)

study for Seiltänzer (Slack Wire or Tightrope Walker), 1912

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Mountain Tunnel

Mountain Tunnel, 1916

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Grave Diggers

Grave Diggers, 1919

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), And There was Light, for a Cycle of Creation

And There was Light, for a Cycle of Creation, 1920

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Flaneur in the Picture Gallery

Flaneur in the Picture Gallery, 1922

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Countryside Glimpse

Countryside Glimpse, 1925

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Aged Hercules at rest

Aged Hercules at rest, 1931

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), December Sundown

December Sundown, 1931

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), The Black City - Dawn

The Black City - Dawn, 1931

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Templeton Hill Vignette VIII. In the Rain

Templeton Hill Vignette VIII. In the Rain, 1934

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Templeton Hill Vignette XVI. Night and We See the Village from our Hill

Templeton Hill Vignette XVI. Night and We See the Village from our Hill, 1934

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Light Bursts upon Chaos

Light Bursts upon Chaos, 1942

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Sunset

Sunset, 1944

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), For a Design with Flowers

For a Design with Flowers, 1951

Albert Bloch (1882–1961), Summer

Summer, 1929

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Old Graveyard, 1940–1941

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Mournful Impromptu, 1958

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Old Graveyard, 1940–1941

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Passing Train, 1947–1948

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Impromptu, 1959

Exhibitions: 40

Windmills to Workshops: Lawrence and the Visual Arts

Kate Meyer, curator

2004

Machine in a Void: World War I & the Graphic Arts

Stephen Goddard, curator

2010

Teaching Gallery: T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land"

2011

Teaching Gallery: Albert Bloch

2011

A Century of Kansas Printmakers

Edward Barr, curator
Stephen Goddard, curator

1998

Albert Bloch: Prints and Drawings

Stephen Goddard, curator

2014

Albert Bloch: The American Blue Rider

Margaret C. Conrads, curator

1997

Albert Bloch: The American Blue Rider

Margaret C. Conrads, curator

1997

Albert Bloch: The American Blue Rider

Margaret C. Conrads, curator

1997

Albert Bloch: A Retrospective Exhibition of His Work from 1911 to 1955

1955

Brosseau Center for Learning: German Modernism

2019

Brosseau Center for Learning: German Modernism 2022

2022

Albert Bloch: Prints and Drawings

1992

Conversation III: Connections in Place

Bertram Lyons, curator

2008

Brosseau Center for Learning: German Modernism 2021

2021

Staging Kansas: Works from the Collection

Charles C. Eldredge, curator
students, curator

1994

Albert Bloch Exibition

1974

1990–1991

American Drawings and Watercolors from the Kansas City Region

Henry Adams, curator

1992

Masters of American Watercolor

1979–1980

Masters of American Watercolor

1980–1980

Masters of American Watercolor

1980–1980

Masters of American Watercolor

1980–1980

Masters of American Watercolor

1980–1980

Masters of American Watercolor

1980–1980

Masters of American Watercolor

1980–1980

Masters of American Watercolor

1980–1980

Masters of American Watercolor

1980–1980

Art Into Art: Inspired Responses

2006–2007

Teaching Gallery: Creative Writing

2010

Pioneers: Early 20th Century Art from Midwestern Museums

1981

Concerning Expressionism: The German Avant Garde and American Modernism

1998

Google Art Project

2016

Susan Earle, curator

2016–2021

Susan Earle, curator

2016–2021

American Drawings and Watercolors from the Collection

1985

Recent Acquisitions

2005

Albert Bloch Themes and Variations. Paintings and Watercolors from the Albert Bloch Foundation

David Cateforis, curator

2015–2016

Susan Earle, curator
Celka Straughn, curator
Kristina Walker, curator
Angela Watts, curator

2022–2027

Susan Earle, curator
Celka Straughn, curator
Kristina Walker, curator
Angela Watts, curator

2022–2027