This is a demonstration of the ISM WPA image gallery
Jazz Band
Boris Gorelick (1912 - 1984)
lithograph on paper, 1937
13 1/2 x 18 inches
Boris Gorelick was born in southern Russia. His parents immigrated to the United States when he was an infant. Gorelick attended the National Academy of Design, the Art Students League, and Columbia University. He worked as a fine artist, a teacher, a mural designer, and an industrial designer. During the Depression he joined the New York City WPA's graphics division. He went to Phoenix for the WPA to set up the Phoenix School of Art and Design, a WPA school for the public. He was also an activist and helped found the Artists' Union, which fought for the economic survival of artists.
This color lithograph shows a modernist influence in the drawing style and color scheme.
Collection of the Illinois State Museum
photograph by Gary Andrashko
ISM Accession #: 1983.61.140
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