Lucienne bloch. View Lucienne Bloch’s artworks on artnet. Bloch was born in Belgium, raised in New York City, and graduated from Wellesley College, where she received an Academy of American Poets Award, and a prize from the New England Poetry Society. From 1935 to 1939, Bloch was employed by the WPA / FAP (Works Progress Administration/Federal Arts Project). She is best known for her murals and her collaborations with Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and her husband Diego Rivera. After the academic year 1924–25 at the Cleveland School (now Institute) of Art, she studied in Paris until 1929 at the École des Beaux Arts and in the studios of painter André Lhote and sculptor Nov 13, 2011 · If you would like to reproduce an image of a work of art in MoMA’s collection, or an image of a MoMA publication or archival material (including installation views, checklists, and press releases), please contact Art Resource (publication in North America) or Scala Archives (publication in all Mar 11, 2021 · An earlier version of this post included two watercolor studies from The Wolfsonian's collection previously attributed to Lucienne Bloch. Jan 3, 2025 · Lucienne Bloch (Jan 5, 1909 in Geneva, Switzerland – Mar 13, 1999 in Gualala, California) was a Swiss-American painter , sculptor and photographer. Lucienne Bloch is known for Sculpture, mural and easel painting, photography. Mar 28, 1999 · Lucienne Bloch, an acclaimed muralist whose most significant contribution to art may have been a series of surreptitious photographs she took in 1933, died on March 13 at her home in Gualala, Lucienne S. We have since learned that these works were probably not made by Bloch, and likewise not related to the House of Detention mural. Born in Geneva, Switzerland, the daughter of composer Ernest Bloch, in 1917 she moved with her family to the United States. She is best known for her photograph portraits of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, and for her WPA mural for the Womens' House of Detention in New York City (1936). As a muralist and educator, and together with her husband Stephen Pope Dimitroff (1910–1996), she handed down fresco technique in the USA as far as to the 1990s. 115. Geneva (Switzerland) born Lucienne Bloch migrated to the USA in 1917. Her father Ernest Bloch wanted the best for his children so he would send her and her siblings off to music lessons. Muralist, painter, printmaker, sculptor, and photographer. Bloch became a closed friend of the Mexican Muralist, Diego Rivera, and painter Frida Kahlo, as well as, the chief photographer of the Rockefeller Center mural Diego Rivera was working on in New York before it was destroyed. Lucienne Bloch, Land of Plenty, 1936, woodcut in black on wove paper, Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams, 2008. Lucienne Bloch was a remarkable Swiss-American artist whose work profoundly impacted the art world, particularly through her relationship with Frida Kahlo. As a WPA / FAP artist, she completed murals for public buildings, including the House of Detention for Women in New York City, and the Fort Thomas, Kentucky post office. Lucienne Bloch was a prolific artist. “Lucienne, an imaginative and artistic child, didn't show much interest in music lessons, so the young teacher . This article explores her life, contributions, and the unique bond with Kahlo that shaped her artistic vision. Lucienne Bloch was born in Geneva, Switzerland, in the year 1909. 944 Sep 10, 2025 · (1909–99). On January 5, 1909 in Geneva Switzerland, Lucienne Bloch was born. Learn about the artist and see available works for sale. Lucienne Bloch (1909 - 1999) was active/lived in New York, California / France. The following biography has been provided by Lucienne Allen, the artist's grand daughter. Lucienne always had a wonderful fascination for art and she deeply expressed it at a young age. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. mpze zok ggmvfv gqobjhg rxgt ylubz cmfg eemv gbg okitq