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INVENTORY OF THE E. MAURICE BLOCH PAPERS, CA. 1925-1989

Descriptive Summary

Title:
E. Maurice Bloch Papers, ca. 1925-1989

Collection number:
Accession no. 910003

Creator:
Bloch, E. Maurice

Extent:
45 linear ft.
(87 boxes)

Repository:
The Getty Research Institute
Research Library
Special Collections and Visual Resources
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100
Los Angeles, CA 90049-1688

Abstract:
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.

Language:
English.