Artist

Joseph Hirsch

Portrait of Joseph Hirsch
Portrait of Joseph Hirsch

American, 1910–1981

Joseph Hirsch was an American Regionalism artist. 2 works are cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art. Joseph Hirsch was born in Philadelphia.

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. 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.

Works by Joseph Hirsch

Collections represented

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