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.
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Albert Bloch

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- Name
- Albert Bloch
- Born
- 2 August 1882 August 2, 1882
- Birthplace
- Saint Louis, Missouri, US
- Died
- 23 March 1961 March 23, 1961
- Place of death
- Lawrence, Kansas, US
- Education
- Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, St.
- Field
- Painter
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- painter · translator · university teacher
- Movements
- Expressionism
- Languages
- English
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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.
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Albert Bloch was an American painter, translator and university teacher. The painter died in Lawrence.
Albert Bloch worked for University of Kansas. The painter was associated with Expressionism.
Languages used include English. Works by Albert Bloch are held at Art Institute of Chicago, Art Museum of Estonia and Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, among others.
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Biography
Biography
The recorded working language is English. Italian Renaissance painting, German Romanticism and Wassily Kandinsky are recorded as an influence. Employment is recorded with University of Kansas. Work by Albert Bloch is recorded in the collections of Art Museum of Estonia, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art and Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

Albert Bloch, 1916, Summer Night, oil on canvas, 119 x 114 cm, private collection
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Albert Bloch • Born — 2 August 1882 August 2, 1882 • Birthplace — Saint Louis, Missouri, US • Died — 23 March 1961 March 23, 1961 • Place of death — Lawrence, Kansas, US • Education — Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, St. Louis School of Fine Arts • Field — Painter
Biography
Biography
• Illustration — Albert Bloch, 1913, The Green Domino, oil on canvas, 130.5 x 85 cm 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. 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. Albert Bloch had two sons, Bernard and Walter, with his first wife, Hortense. Bernard Bloch, was a distinguished American linguist. His work is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Jewish Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Selected works
Selected works
• Illustration — Albert Bloch, 1902, "Prof. Wayupski's Aerial Stunts", St. Louis Star • Illustration — Albert Bloch, 1913, Summer Night, oil on canvas, 119 x 114 cm
Identity and overview
Identity and overview
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Works and production
Works and production
The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Recorded with the occupation painter. It is also recorded that albert Bloch is recorded with the occupation translator. It is also recorded that albert Bloch is recorded with the occupation university teacher. Recorded as a citizen of United States. Recorded with the gender male. Institutional cataloguing adds that albert Bloch was born on 2 August 1882. Institutional cataloguing adds that albert Bloch died on 9 December 1961. It is also recorded that albert Bloch is associated with Expressionism.
Places
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Albert Bloch was born at St. Louis.
Birthplace
Albert Bloch died at Lawrence.
Deathplace
St. Louis.
Birth place
Lawrence.
Death place
Primary material
Documents and archives
scholarly publication
- Albert Bloch (1882–1961), painter, Encyclopedia of Jewish American Artists, 2007
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2007
Institutional database
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q321462: Albert Bloch
Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation
authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 2160475-7, Exhibition Albert Bloch - The American Blue Rider (1997 : Kansas City, Mo. u.a.).
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
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- 1.Albert Bloch papers · SOVA. sova.si.edu.
- 2.Albert Bloch. Missouri Remembers.
- 3.Stripper's Guide Obscurity of the Day: Professor Wayupski.
- 4.Spencer Museum of Art. 25 January 2014.
- 5.Baron, Frank. Albert Bloch and the Blue Rider: the Munich Years. Kansas University. 2014.
- 6.Bernard Bloch. lingo.stanford.edu.
- 7.Albert Bloch. The Art Institute of Chicago. 1882.
- 8.March of the Clowns. The Jewish Museum.
- 9.Albert Bloch. The Museum of Modern Art.
- 10.Albert Bloch. Smithsonian American Art Museum.
- 11.Albert Bloch. Whitney Museum of American Art.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 9
- Biles, Jan. Albert Bloch painting donated to KU museum. The Topeka Capital-Journal.
- The Art Institute of Chicago. Exhibition of Modern Paintings by Albert Bloch of Munich.
- Hollis Taggart Galleries. Albert Bloch Biography.
- Sozanski, Edward. Duality Of Albert Bloch At Dela. Art Museum. Philly.com.
- Baron, Frank. Albert Bloch: Artistic and Literary Perspectives. Prestel. 1997.
- Albert Bloch. Langs De Wal dead link. June 2017.
- Baskind, Samantha. Encyclopedia of Jewish American Artists. Greenwood. 2006. 9780313336379.
- Bloch, Anna. Albert Bloch in Kansas: An Introduction. Kansas Quarterly. 24. 1. 5. March 1992.
- Green, R.C. Albert Bloch: His Early Career - Munich and Der Blaue Reiter. Pantheon (G.F.R.). 39. 1. 70–100. 1981.
References
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References
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scholarly publication
Institutional witnessInstitutional database
Wikidata, structured authority record Q321462: Albert BlochWikimedia Foundation
Institutional witnessauthority file
Gemeinsame Normdatei 2160475-7, Exhibition Albert Bloch - The American Blue Rider (1997 : Kansas City, Mo. u.a.).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
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