Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1889, Feb. 28 | Born, Euberick, Lithuania |
| 1891 | Immigrated with family to the United States |
| 1903-1906 | Apprenticed at Morgan Lithograph Co., Cleveland, Ohio; studied at Cleveland School of Act, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 1908-1910 | Studied at National Academy of Design, New York, N.Y. |
| 1910 | Studied at La Palette, Paris, France |
| 1912 | Married Marguerite Thompson (died 1968) |
| 1913 | Exhibited in Armory Show, New York, N.Y. |
| 1927-1930 | Executed sculpture “Mother and Child” |
| 1929-1957 | Instructor, Art Students League, New York, N.Y. |
| 1931 | Awarded Logan Medal for sculpture, Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1932 | Commissioned to execute “Spirit of the Dance” in Radio City Music Hall, New York, N.Y. Awarded Logan Prize for watercolor, Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1936-1940 | Executed sculpture “Youth” |
| 1937 | Awarded commission by U. S. Treasury to execute Benjamin Franklin statue for the Post Office, Washington, D.C. |
| 1939 | Executed monument “Builders of the Future,” New York World’s Fair, New York, N.Y. |
| 1947 | Published Zorach Explains Sculpture. New York: American Artists Group |
| 1961 | Received Gold Medal for sculpture, National Institute of Arts and Letters |
| 1966, Nov. 15 | Died, Bath, Maine |
| 1967 | Posthumous publication of autobiography, Art Is My Life. Cleveland: World Pub. |