Hyman Bloom : matters of life and death / Erica E. Hirshler ; with an essay by Naomi Slipp.

Hyman Bloom (1913-2009) was a contemporary of Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, and Arshile Gorky. This new study focuses on Bloom's paintings and drawings of autopsies, anatomical studies, and archaeological excavations from the 1940s and 1950s. He often returned to these subjects throughout his...

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Corporate Author: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Host institution, Issuing body)
Other Authors: Hirshler, Erica E. (Contributor)
Slipp, Naomi (Contributor)
Language:English
Published: Boston : MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, [2019]
Edition:First edition.
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Physical Description:111 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portrait ; 30 x 22 cm
Format: Book

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