Joseph Hirsch | |
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| 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.