Lucienne Bloch photographs
name: label: Creator
content: Bloch, Lucienne, 1909-1999
label: Names
content: Federal Art Project (New York, N.Y.)
label: Names
content: Dimitroff, Stephen Pope, 1910-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Muralists -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Photographers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women photographers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was loaned for microfilming by Lucienne Bloch and returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Bloch, Lucienne, 1909-1999
setName: label: See more items in
content: Lucienne Bloch photographs
abstract: label: Summary
content: The photographs of muralist Lucienne Bloch date from 1934 to 1937. The bulk of the photographs are of Bloch's and Steve Dimitroff's murals in New York City, including the House of Detention for Women, the Madison House, and George Washington High School. Also found are photos of Steve Dimitroff and of a demonstration on May Day in New York City, 1936.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Lucienne Bloch (1909-1999) was a muralist, painter, and sculptor in New York City, New York. Born in Switzerland, Bloch studied art in Paris before moving to the United States. She was married to fellow muralist Stephen Pope Dimitroff (1910-1996). Bloch participated in the Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration. In addition to being a painter, Bloch was a photographer and a children's book illustrator.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1934-1937
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.blocluci
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the pre-existing microfilm arrangement, the collection is arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on Reel NDA03 and was returned to Lucienne Bloch after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2024 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection was microfilmed onto Reel NDA03. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals were returned to Lucienne Bloch after filming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The photographs of muralist Lucienne Bloch date from 1934 to 1937. The bulk of the photographs are of Bloch's and Steve Dimitroff's murals in New York City, including the House of Detention for Women, the Madison House, and George Washington High School. Also found are photos of Steve Dimitroff and of a demonstration on May Day in New York City, 1936.