David Bloch collection

Overview

Collection Summary

Two wood block prints created by artist and donor David Bloch in Shanghai, China. One print, "Chinese Street Scene-Shanghai" is printed in black ink on silk with hand-colored details. It is mounted with a floral brocade textile border; signed in graphite and red artist's seals; dated 1945. The second print is titled "Mr. Nobody" and shows a man seated on a steamer trunk. It is printed in black ink on paper and is signed in graphite and red artist seal; no date

Provenance

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by David Bloch.