Joseph Hirsch Furniture

American, 1910-1981

Joseph Hirsch was a member of the American Academy-Institute of Arts and Letters and a well-known realistic artist who came to national attention as a muralist for the Federal Works Progress Administration in the 1930's. Of his own work, Mr. Hirsch wrote: ''I believe that some day the fabric of art will be threaded with morality, enabling us to distinguish evil from good. Today, this is unthinkable, in the delightful art world where, excepting censorship, anything goes. But anything goes does not accord with the more discriminating ethics of our civilized code which rules out what is socially destructive.'' Mr. Hirsch is represented in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney in New York; the National Gallery, the Corcoran and the Hirshhorn in Washington; the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and in many major collections in the United States. Joseph Hirsch was born on April 25, 1910 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Hirsch studied at the Philadelphia Museum School, with Henry Hensche in Provincetown, Mass., and with George Luks in New York. In addition to formal study, He participated in the Works Project Administration in the easel painting division, with occasional work in the mural division, where he painted murals in the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Building and the Municipal Court. During World War II, Joseph Hirsch took part in the war effort, as an artist war correspondent, recording significant battles and events. He taught at the Chicago Art Institute, the American Art School, University of Utah, and had a significant tenure at the Art Students League in New York. He also won many awards, among them were a fellowship at the American Academy in Rome, the Walter Lippincott Prize, First Prize at the New York World's Fair (1939), the Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship (1942, 1943), and the Fulbright Fellowship (1949). In 1954 he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member and became a full Academician in 1958 Early in his career, Hirsch was introduced to the movement of Social Realism through George Luks, who was one of "The Eight". This group of painters, at the beginning of the century, chose to depict ordinary and everyday scenes. From this movement stemmed the Social Realism genre of the 1920s and 1930s. Social commentary was the backbone for the majority of Joseph Hirsch's paintings. During World War II, Mr. Hirsch went to the South Pacific, North Africa and Italy as an artist-correspondent for the Navy, and his paintings and drawings are in the Museum of Military History. . In Major Collections. Hirsch's work is represented in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney in New York; the National Gallery, the Corcoran and the Hirshhorn in Washington; the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and other collections in the USA. He was elected to membership in the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1967. Hirsch died in New York, NY on September 21, 1981.

(Biography provided by Stone and Press Gallery)

Creator: Joseph Hirsch

Joseph Hirsch Original Lithograph, Pencil Signed, 1961, "Coffee"

By Joseph Hirsch

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Joseph Hirsch (American, 1910-1981) original lithograph, pencil signed. Title: Coffee. Edition size: 250. Catalog raisonne reference: Cole 38. Image size: 13"H x 10"W. Published b...

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Mid-20th Century Joseph Hirsch Furniture

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Joseph Hirsch Original Lithograph, Pencil Signed, 1961, "Coffee"

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1960s British Modern Vintage Joseph Hirsch Furniture

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Claes Oldenburg Lithograph, Pop Art, Hot Water Bottle, Pencil, Numbered, Signed

H 17.25 in W 15 in D 1 in

Original Lithograph Cheetah Signed by Artist Mac Couley

Located in Miami, FL

Framed original lithograph from a resting cheetah on a tree branch. Numbered 288 and limited to an edition of 375, created and individually...

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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Joseph Hirsch Furniture

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Original Lithograph Cheetah Signed by Artist Mac Couley

H 22.75 in W 26.5 in D 1.25 in

Vintage Lithograph by Artist Roger Bezombes, pencil signed, circa 1950's

By Roger Bezombes

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage Lithograph Roger Bezombes: 1913-1994, French pencil signed and numbered circa 1950's Frame Size: 25 1/2" x 31 1/2" Visible Image Size: 20" x 26 1/2" " Painter, printmaker,...

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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Joseph Hirsch Furniture

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Vintage Lithograph by Artist Roger Bezombes, pencil signed, circa 1950's

H 31.5 in W 25.5 in D 0.5 in

Gorgeous Ethereal Original Vietnamese Signed Lithograph by Lebadang

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Beautiful signed lithograph by renowned Vietnamese artist Lebadang whose poetic style has power and grace. Lebadang often did works to express his fascination with the horse. By prin...

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1970s French Vintage Joseph Hirsch Furniture

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Gorgeous Ethereal Original Vietnamese Signed Lithograph by Lebadang

H 17.5 in W 21.5 in D 1.5 in

Henry Moore Original Lithograph and Pencil Drawing

By Henry Moore

Located in Roma, IT

This beautiful work features on the front a lithograph from a 1958 drawing by Henry Moore from the series 'Heads, figures and ideas'. on the verso an origi...

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1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Joseph Hirsch Furniture

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H 10.04 in W 12.21 in D 0.2 in

Alberto Giacometti Double Lithograph, 1961

Located in Chicago, IL

A framed Alberto Giacometti double lithograph from the May 1961 edition of the French art periodical “Derriere Le Miroir." Giacometti’s studio was located in Paris at 46 rue Hippolyt...

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1960s French Modern Vintage Joseph Hirsch Furniture

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Alberto Giacometti Double Lithograph, 1961

H 16 in W 23 in D 1 in

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