Artist

Peter Blume

born Smorgon, Russia 1906-died New Milford, CT 1992
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Peter Blume in his studio, © Peter A. Juley & Son Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum J0031513
Born
Smorgon, Russia
Died
New Milford, Connecticut, United States
Biography

Painter. A highly original artist whose imaginative juxtaposition of the surrealistic and everyday always evokes strong critical reactions. Parade (1930), for example, depicts a workman carrying medieval armor on a pole past a factory. He gained widespread attention in 1934 with South of Scranton, first-prize winner at the Carnegie International Exhibition.

Joan Stahl American Artists in Photographic Portraits from the Peter A. Juley & Son Collection (Washington, D.C. and Mineola, New York: National Museum of American Art and Dover Publications, Inc., 1995)

Works by this artist (10 items)

Earlie Hudnall, Jr., Hip Hop, 1993, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1994.23.7, © 1993, Earlie Hudnall, Jr.
Hip Hop
Date1993
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Earlie Hudnall, Jr., Looking Out, 1991, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1994.23.6, © 1991, Earlie Hudnall, Jr.
Looking Out
Date1991
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Earlie Hudnall, Jr., Street Champion, 1986, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1994.23.5, © 1986, Earlie Hudnall, Jr.
Street Champion
Date1986
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Earlie Hudnall, Jr., The Guardian, 1990, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1994.23.4, © 1990, Earlie Hudnall, Jr.
The Guardian
Date1990
gelatin silver print
Not on view

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