Zorach, William, 1887-1966

Sculptor, painter; interviewees are married.

From the description of Reminiscences of Willam and Marguerite Zorach : oral history, 1957. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309727160

William Zorach (1887-1966) was a sculptor and painter from New York, N.Y.

From the description of William Zorach letter to Mr. Shipley, Feb. 8, 1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 756821127

Artist.

From the description of William Zorach papers, 1822-1974 (bulk 1930-1968). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131068

Sculptor; Brooklyn, N.Y.; b. 1887; d. 1966.

From the description of William Zorach interview, 1959 Apr. 2 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82680459

From the description of Oral history interview with William Zorach, 1959 Apr. 2 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 312025112

Biographical Note

• 1889, Feb. 28: Born, Euberick, Lithuania
• 1891: Immigrated with family to the United States
• 1903 - 1906 : Apprenticed at Morgan Lithograph Co., Cleveland, Ohio; studied at Cleveland School of Act, Cleveland, Ohio
• 1908 - 1910 : Studied at National Academy of Design, New York, N.Y.
• 1910: Studied at La Palette, Paris, France
• 1912: Married Marguerite Thompson (died 1968)
• 1913: Exhibited in Armory Show, New York, N.Y.
• 1927 - 1930 : Executed sculpture “Mother and Child”
• 1929 - 1957 : Instructor, Art Students League, New York, N.Y.
• 1931: Awarded Logan Medal for sculpture, Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, Ill.
• 1932: Commissioned to execute “Spirit of the Dance” in Radio City Music Hall, New York, N.Y. Awarded Logan Prize for watercolor, Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, Ill.
• 1936 - 1940 : Executed sculpture “Youth”
• 1937: Awarded commission by U. S. Treasury to execute Benjamin Franklin statue for the Post Office, Washington, D.C.
• 1939: Executed monument “Builders of the Future,” New York World’s Fair, New York, N.Y.
• 1947: Published Zorach Explains Sculpture. New York: American Artists Group
• 1961: Received Gold Medal for sculpture, National Institute of Arts and Letters
• 1966, Nov. 15: Died, Bath, Maine
• 1967: Posthumous publication of autobiography, Art Is My Life. Cleveland: World Pub.

From the guide to the William Zorach Papers, 1822-1974, (bulk 1930-1968), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)