Joseph Hirsch

Joseph Hirsch was an American painter, printmaker, illustrator, muralist and designer (1910–1981). He was born at Philadelphia and died at Manhattan.

Joseph Hirsch in brief

Born
1910
Died
1981
Known for
painter, printmaker, illustrator, muralist and designer
Place of birth
Philadelphia
Contents

Career and activity

His work is associated with social realism.

He was employed by University of Utah and New York University. He belonged to American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Recognition and collections

Joseph Hirsch received Guggenheim Fellowship, Rome Prize and Fulbright Scholarship. Work by Joseph Hirsch is held by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art and Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Identity

What the record establishes about Joseph Hirsch.

"The object of government is the welfare of the people. The material progress and prosperity of a nation are desirable chiefly so far as they lead to the moral and material welfare of all good citizens."--Theodore Roosev is dated 1954 and held by Smithsonian American Art Museum (inventory 1984.124.117). Joseph Johann Littrow. Line engraving by H. Pinhas after Kriehuber. is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection. Father Killer Whale and Daughter is catalogued and held by Whitney Museum of American Art (inventory 96.60.34). Hercules Killing the Hydra is catalogued and held by Smithsonian American Art Museum (inventory 2014.54). Joseph Hirsch is recorded as having received Guggenheim Fellowship, Rome Prize and Fulbright Scholarship. Interior with Figures is dated 1962 and held by Whitney Museum of American Art (inventory 62.57).

Portrait of an Old Man is dated 1939 and held by Museum of Fine Arts Boston (inventory 42.175). Blind Men Listening is catalogued and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 62.94). Woman in a Red Chair is catalogued and held by Minneapolis Institute of Art (inventory 74.31). Two Affect Studies is dated 2001 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2007.42). Air Raid is dated ca. 1940 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 43.46.9). Lynch Family is dated 1946 and held by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (inventory 46-82).

The Prisoner is dated 1942 and held by Whitney Museum of American Art (inventory 53.48). Nine Men is dated 1949 and held by Smithsonian American Art Museum (inventory 1991.17). Hero is dated 1939 and held by Smithsonian American Art Museum (inventory 1971.447.36). Shorter Scientific Correspondence: 1948 is dated 1948 and held by Wellcome Collection. Prints in the National Gallery of Art records 14 objects associated with this heading. The Senator is dated 1941 and held by Whitney Museum of American Art (inventory 42.6).

Joseph Hirsch is recorded as painter, printmaker, illustrator, muralist and designer. Broth is dated 1964 and held by Smithsonian American Art Museum (inventory 1991.92). The Tear is catalogued and held by The Cleveland Museum of Art (inventory 1994.132). Moonlight is dated 1937 and held by Whitney Museum of American Art (inventory 43.2). Melons is dated 1962 and held by Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 1978.509.7).

Works and catalogued output

What Joseph Hirsch produced.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogues 2 works under this heading. The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 1 work under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 31 works under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 8 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 8 works under this heading.

Holdings and surviving copies

Het Zionisme : leerrede gehouden op Sabbath Nachamoe 5665, ter nieuwe synagoge te Amsterdam (1905) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Notice sur les élévateurs et plans inclinés pour canaux (1881) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Kentucky Bestiary (2014) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Joseph Hirsch may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Joseph Hirsch is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q6284010.

Catalogued works

53 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1901 to 2001.

Two Men, dated 1937, held by Museum of Modern Art, inventory 572.1939. The Room, dated 1958, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 58.158. Melons, dated 1962, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1978.509.7. Hero, dated 1939, held by Smithsonian American Art Museum, inventory 1971.447.36. The Naked Man, dated 1960, held by Smithsonian American Art Museum, inventory 1966.84.3. "The object of government is the welfare of the people. The material progress and prosperity of a nation are desirable chiefly so far as they lead to the moral and material welfare of all good citizens."--Theodore Roosev, dated 1954, held by Smithsonian American Art Museum, inventory 1984.124.117. Nine Men, dated 1949, held by Smithsonian American Art Museum, inventory 1991.17. Broth, dated 1964, held by Smithsonian American Art Museum, inventory 1991.92. Hercules Killing the Hydra, held by Smithsonian American Art Museum, inventory 2014.54. Portrait of an Old Man, dated 1939, held by Museum of Fine Arts Boston, inventory 42.175. Woman in a Red Chair, held by Minneapolis Institute of Art, inventory 74.31. Moonlight, dated 1937, held by Whitney Museum of American Art, inventory 43.2. The Senator, dated 1941, held by Whitney Museum of American Art, inventory 42.6. The Prisoner, dated 1942, held by Whitney Museum of American Art, inventory 53.48. Interior with Figures, dated 1962, held by Whitney Museum of American Art, inventory 62.57. Father Killer Whale and Daughter, held by Whitney Museum of American Art, inventory 96.60.34. Lynch Family, dated 1946, held by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, inventory 46-82. The Hecklers, dated 1943, held by Q214867, inventory 2008.115.2503. Clowns and the News, dated 1942, held by Q214867, inventory 2013.121.149. Man and Beast, dated 1946, held by Q214867, inventory 2013.121.150. The Law, dated 1948, held by Q214867, inventory 2013.121.151. Man with Scales, dated 1952, held by Q214867, inventory 2013.121.152. Man with Flower, dated 1961, held by Q214867, inventory 2013.121.153. Strictly for the Record, dated 1974, held by Q214867, inventory 2013.121.154. Soft and Low, dated 1964, held by Q214867, inventory 2015.19.1229. Model and Easel, dated 1952, held by Q214867, inventory 2015.19.1231. Conference at the Bench, dated 1946, held by Q214867, inventory 2015.19.1228. The Boston Tea Party, dated 1975, held by Q214867, inventory 2015.19.2588. Banquet, dated 1945, held by Q214867, inventory 2015.19.1226. Brief, dated 1946, held by Q214867, inventory 2015.19.1227. Soup, dated 1963, held by Q214867, inventory 2015.19.1230. Résumé du Cours de Machines À Vapeur et Locomotives. Wrestle Maniacs. Touch No One. The Phone in the Fishbowl. Hope Screams Eternal. Veterans' Affairs. Kentucky Bestiary. Rolling Country. Air Raid, dated ca. 1940, pastel and graphite on orange paper, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 43.46.9. Blind Men Listening, brown conte crayon on tracing paper, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 62.94. Two Affect Studies, dated 2001, two color videos, sound (single-channel projection); 15:08 min. loop, and two ink jet prints, 16 x 20 in., 20 x 16 in., held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2007.42. The Tear, lithograph, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1994.132. Coffee, dated 1961, lithograph, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 2008.139. Voyager, dated 1961, lithograph, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 2008.140. Joseph Johann Littrow. Line engraving by H. Pinhas after Kriehuber., held by Wellcome Collection. Shorter Scientific Correspondence: 1948, dated 1948, held by Wellcome Collection. Steve Wing, dated 1998-2002, held by Wellcome Collection. Rockwell/Rocketdyne: Santa Susanna Field Labs, dated 1998-1999, held by Wellcome Collection. Correspondence with Charles Singer and Dorothea Singer: H, dated 1911-1960, held by Wellcome Collection. Correspondence: G, dated 1976-1978, held by Wellcome Collection. Correspondence from Alice, dated 1999-2000, held by Wellcome Collection. Strangeways Research Laboratory, dated c.1901-1999, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 13 named public collections.

Q214867: 14 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Prints in the National Gallery of Art: 14 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Smithsonian American Art Museum: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Whitney Museum of American Art: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Metropolitan Museum of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum of Modern Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum of Fine Arts Boston: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Minneapolis Institute of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 15 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Hirsch, Joseph, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Joseph Hirsch, Science, 1901. Introduction: In Memory of Joseph Hirsch (1876–1947), Breast Diseases, 1989. Joseph Hirsch Dünner becomes chief rabbi, Jews in the Netherlands, 2025. Hirsch, Joseph. Alcohol Education. New York: Henry Schuman, Inc. 1952. 107 p. $2.50, Science Education, 1953.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 4 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 8 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 8 means 8 genuinely separate publishers of record. 10 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Joseph Hirsch studied at The University of the Arts.

The authority associates the name with social realism.

Employment is recorded with University of Utah and New York University. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Work by Joseph Hirsch is recorded in the collections of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship, Rome Prize and Fulbright Scholarship.

Chronology

  1. 1910Joseph Hirsch born at Philadelphia.
  2. 1910Joseph Hirsch was born in 1910 at Philadelphia.
  3. 1937Two Men (Museum of Modern Art).
  4. 1937Moonlight is dated 1937 and held by Whitney Museum of American Art (inventory 43.2).
  5. 1939Hero (Smithsonian American Art Museum).
  6. 1939Portrait of an Old Man is dated 1939 and held by Museum of Fine Arts Boston (inventory 42.175).
  7. 1939Hero is dated 1939 and held by Smithsonian American Art Museum (inventory 1971.447.36).
  8. 1940Air Raid is dated ca. 1940 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 43.46.9).
  9. 1941The Senator is dated 1941 and held by Whitney Museum of American Art (inventory 42.6).
  10. 1942The Prisoner is dated 1942 and held by Whitney Museum of American Art (inventory 53.48).
  11. 1946Lynch Family is dated 1946 and held by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (inventory 46-82).
  12. 1948Shorter Scientific Correspondence: 1948 is dated 1948 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  13. 1949Nine Men is dated 1949 and held by Smithsonian American Art Museum (inventory 1991.17).
  14. 1954"The object of government is the welfare of the people. The material progress and prosperity of a nation are desirable chiefly so far as they lead to the moral and material welfare of all good citizens."--Theodore Roosev (Smithsonian American Art Museum).
  15. 1954"The object of government is the welfare of the people. The material progress and prosperity of a nation are desirable chiefly so far as they lead to the moral and material welfare of all good citizens."--Theodore Roosev is dated 1954 and held by Smithsonian American Art Museum (inventory 1984.124.117).
  16. 1958The Room (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  17. 1960The Naked Man (Smithsonian American Art Museum).
  18. 1962Melons (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  19. 1962Interior with Figures is dated 1962 and held by Whitney Museum of American Art (inventory 62.57).
  20. 1962Melons is dated 1962 and held by Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 1978.509.7).
  21. 1964Broth is dated 1964 and held by Smithsonian American Art Museum (inventory 1991.92).
  22. 1981Joseph Hirsch died at Manhattan.
  23. 1981Joseph Hirsch died in 1981 at Manhattan.
  24. 1994The Tear is catalogued and held by The Cleveland Museum of Art (inventory 1994.132).
  25. 2001Two Affect Studies is dated 2001 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2007.42).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Hirsch, Joseph, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Hirsch, Joseph. Alcohol Education. New York: Henry Schuman, Inc. 1952. 107 p. $2.50, Science Education, 1953

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Introduction: In Memory of Joseph Hirsch (1876–1947), Breast Diseases, 1989

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Joseph Hirsch Dünner becomes chief rabbi, Jews in the Netherlands, 2025

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Joseph Hirsch, Science, 1901

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Open Library author record for Joseph Hirsch (Internet Archive), 8 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  7. 7.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 1053520921, Joseph, Hirsch.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  8. 8.

    Internet Archive, 2 digitised items catalogued under Joseph Hirsch as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  9. 9.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Joseph Hirsch.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  10. 10.

    The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Joseph Hirsch.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art

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  11. 11.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Joseph Hirsch (15 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  12. 12.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 8 works naming Joseph Hirsch.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  13. 13.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q6284010: Joseph Hirsch

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  14. 14.

    “Joseph Hirsch”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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