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Title
Photographs of Joseph Biel and Lena Gurr
Description
Joseph Biel (1891-1943) was a Jewish immigrant who had witness the pogroms of Bialystock, Russia; Lena Gurr (1897-1992), born in New York, was the daughter of Russian Jewish immigrants. Both were painters committed to social justice who appear to have supported each other wonderfully, including co-exhibition of their art at places like the Brooklyn Museum and enjoying Biel's inclusion at a 1939 World's Fair exposition.
Biel's painting "After the Storm," created as part of the Federal Art Project, is part of the New Deal Gallery's collection at Mt. Morris, NY. These three photos from Gurr's photo album are included here to help suggest their modern, reciprocal relationship.
Biel's painting "After the Storm," created as part of the Federal Art Project, is part of the New Deal Gallery's collection at Mt. Morris, NY. These three photos from Gurr's photo album are included here to help suggest their modern, reciprocal relationship.
Creator
Gurr, Lena
Biel, Joseph
Biel, Joseph
Date
1. 1929-07
2. 1939
3. 1939
2. 1939
3. 1939
Contributor
Cooper, Ken
Source
Lena Gurr photograph album pages, 1914-1939 / Lena Gurr, photographer. Lena Gurr papers, 1908-1979. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Format
1. jpeg, 165 KB
2. jpeg, 343 KB
3. jpeg, 320 KB
2. jpeg, 343 KB
3. jpeg, 320 KB
Type
Still images
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Photographs