Soup

1963 (published 1964)

Joseph Hirsch

Associated Names
Joseph Hirsch

Artist, American, 1910 - 1981

George C. Miller & Son

Printer, New York

Burr Miller

Printer, American

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image shows a person leaning over a bowl and eating or drinking from it. The person is hunched over, with rugged facial features, short hair, and wearing tattered clothing. They are holding the bowl close to their mouth with both hands. The background is plain and light-colored, highlighting the person's appearance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    image (irregular): 30.48 × 24.13 cm (12 × 9 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 43.66 × 31.75 cm (17 3/16 × 12 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1230

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cole 1970, no. 43

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1970

  • Cole, Sylvan Jr. The Graphic Work of Joseph Hirsch. New York: Associated American Artists, 1970, no. 43.

2016

  • Windisch, Gail, and Sylvan Cole, Jr. Art for Every Home: An Illustrated Index of Associated American Artists Prints, Ceramics, and Textile Designs. Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2016, p. 168, no. 1523.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Joseph Hirsch

Markings

stamped center verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77013465

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