William Zorach

William Zorach

William Zorach (February 28, 1887 – November 15 1966) was a Lithuanian-American sculptor, painter, printmaker, and writer. He won the Logan Medal of the arts.

Biography

Born Zorach Samovich in 1889, in Jurbarkas ( _ru. Eurburg) in Lithuania as the eighth of ten children, Zorach (then his given name) emigrated with his family to the United States around 1893, where they settled in Cleveland, Ohio under the name "Finkelstein". In school, his first name was changed to "William" by a teacher.

Married Marguerite Thompson (1887-1968) in 1911. The couple adopted his original given name, Zorach, as a common surname. In 1964 Zorach received a D.F.A. from Bates College. He taught at the Art Students League of New York. His daughter, Dahlov Ipcar is an artist also. She currently resides in Maine.

He died in Bath, Maine, on 15 November 1966.

External links

* http://www.exitfive.com/zorach - A website run by some of Zorach's grandchildren, dedicated to the work of their grandparents.
* http://www.swope.org/main/collection/015coll.htm
* http://www.ilovefiguresculpture.com/masters/american1/zorach/zorach.htm
* Biographies on art.com: [http://www.artnet.com/library/09/0936/T093619.asp short] , [http://www.artnet.com/Artists/ArtistHomePage.aspx?artist_id=18455&page_tab=Bio_and_links long]


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