Joseph Hirsch

Joseph Hirsch
Joseph Hirsch
Born	25 April 1910; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	21 September 1981; New York City, U.S.
Known for	paintings, lithographs, posters
Movement	Social Realism
Children	3, including Paul Hirsch
Awards	Lippincott Prize, PAFA (1934); 3rd Hallgarten Prize, NAD (1934); Woolley Fellowship (1935); Pennell Purchase Prize, LOC (1942 & 1943); Guggenheim Fellowship (1942 & 1943); 2nd Carnegie Prize, CMA (1947); Fulbright Fellowship (1949 & 1950); Blair Prize, AIC (1951); 4th Prize, MMA (1951); Hassam Purchase Fund, AAAL (1955, 1961, 1962 & 1963); Altman Prize, NAD (1959, 1967 & 1978); Carnegie Prize, CMA (1968)

Joseph Hirsch (1910–1981) was an American painter, illustrator, muralist and teacher. Social commentary was the backbone of Hirsch's art, especially works depicting civic corruption and racial injustice.^[1]

His works are in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and many other museums.

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Joseph Hirsch

Born	25 April 1910 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	21 September 1981 New York City, U.S.
Known for	paintings, lithographs, posters
Movement	Social Realism
Children	3, including Paul Hirsch
Awards	Lippincott Prize, PAFA (1934) 3rd Hallgarten Prize, NAD (1934) Woolley Fellowship (1935) Pennell Purchase Prize, LOC (1942 & 1943) Guggenheim Fellowship (1942 & 1943) 2nd Carnegie Prize, CMA (1947) Fulbright Fellowship (1949 & 1950) Blair Prize, AIC (1951) 4th Prize, MMA (1951) Hassam Purchase Fund, AAAL (1955, 1961, 1962 & 1963) Altman Prize, NAD (1959, 1967 & 1978) Carnegie Prize, CMA (1968)