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William Zorach

William Zorach

1887

WA-00014317

SculptureCubism

Representation

None documented

45

Institutional Exhibitions

24

Works in Collection

40

Assets Indexed

2

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ385941

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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American Prints: 1900�1960; Recent Acquisitions: Illustrated Books

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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Prints from Blocks: Gauguin to Now

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1983

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Prints: Acquisitions 1977�1981

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981–1982

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Art of the Twenties

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979–1980

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American Prints: 1913�1963

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1974–1975

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America Seen: Between The Wars

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1961

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Selections from the Art Lending Service

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1960

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Sculpture of the XXth Century

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1953

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Children's Holiday Carnival of Modern Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1951–1952

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Children's Holiday Carnival of Modern Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1950–1951

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Children's Holiday Carnival of Modern Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1949–1950

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American Paintings from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1948–1949

Field Verification (2 fields)

1 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/6582
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artist Index
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred35%

About

Why this artist matters now

William Zorach was an American sculptor, painter, printmaker, and writer. He won the Logan Medal of the Arts in 1927. He was at the forefront of American artists embracing cubism.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago

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Movement

Cubism

Medium

Sculpture

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York

Canonical record

Artworks (24)

Head of Gertrude

Overall: 53.3 x 26 x 33.7 cm (21 x 10 1/4 x 13 1/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Head of a Prophet

Head of a Prophet

1946 · Granite

41.9 × 22.9 × 26.7 cm (16 1/2 × 9 × 10 1/2 in.); Base: 12.7 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm (5 × 10 × 10 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

with base: 10 1/2 × 3 3/4 × 3 15/16 in., 13.2 lb. (26.6 × 9.5 × 10 cm, 6 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Reclining Figure

10 × 14 1/2 × 7 1/2 in., 21.3 lb. (25.4 × 36.8 × 19.1 cm, 9.7 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Head of Christ

20 5/8 x 10 1/4 x 11 5/8" (52.4 x 26 x 29.6 cm) including marble base

Museum of Modern Art

Head of Gertrude

Cleveland Museum of Art

1933 · watercolor

Cleveland Museum of Art

Reclining Male and Female Figures

Reclining Male and Female Figures

1930 · Pen and brown ink on cream wove paper

21.6 × 28 cm (8 9/16 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Maine Landscape

Maine Landscape

1927 · Watercolor over touches of charcoal on ivory watercolor paper

39 × 56.8 cm (15 3/8 × 22 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1927 · Watercolor and pencil on paper

15 1/4 x 22 1/4" (38.9 x 56.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Fisherman

1927 · Watercolor and charcoal on paper

15 1/8 x 22 1/8" (38.5 x 56.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Child with Cat

1926 · Tennessee marble

21 3/4 x 11 1/4 x 7 1/2" (55.4 x 28.6 x 19 cm) including base

Museum of Modern Art

Edna St. Vincent Millay

1923 · Charcoal on paper

22 5/8 x 18 3/4" (57.5 x 47.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Adoration

1920 · Linocut on cream wove tissue

Image: 29.1 × 22 cm (11 1/2 × 8 11/16 in.); Sheet: 40.4 × 27.2 cm (15 15/16 × 10 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Provincetown from Harbor

Provincetown from Harbor

1918 · Watercolor over graphite on ivory wove paper

31.4 × 39.7 cm (12 3/8 × 15 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1918 · Stencil

composition: 10 1/8 x 4 1/2" (25.7 x 11.5 cm); sheet: 10 1/4 x 4 1/2" (26 x 11.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Child Learning to Walk

Overall: 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.); Base: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Masts and Houses (Provincetown)

Masts and Houses (Provincetown)

1916 · Linoleum cut

composition: 10 7/8 x 7 5/16" (27.6 x 18.6 cm); sheet: 15 3/4 x 11 1/16" (40 x 28.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Marine

1916 · Linoleum cut

composition: 6 3/16 x 7 5/8" (15.7 x 19.4 cm); sheet: 8 1/4 x 11" (21 x 28 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Sailing Provincetown

1916 · linocut

Sheet: 41.3 x 34.2 cm (16 1/4 x 13 7/16 in.); Image: 27.2 x 21.9 cm (10 11/16 x 8 5/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sailboat

1915 · Linoleum cut

composition: 7 1/16 x 6 1/2" (18 x 16.5 cm); sheet: 10 1/4 x 9 7/8" (26 x 25.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Spring in Central Park (recto); Three Figures (verso)

1914 · Oil on canvas

46 × 36 in. (116.8 × 91.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Summer (recto)

1913 · Oil on canvas

73.7 × 88.9 cm (29 × 35 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1911 · color linoleum cut

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (4)

24 published of 33 catalogued · 20 with image

MoMA
9 publishedof 18 catalogued14 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
6 published
Art Institute Chicago
6 published6 img
The Met
3 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 6)

6 entries · 1 sources

Child Learning to Walk
1918 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Head of Gertrude
1947 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Maine Village
1933 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Sailing Provincetown
1916 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Ship
1911 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Head of Gertrude
1933 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Record

Images

Artsy artwork: Birth (1916)

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Artsy artwork: Sailboat (1919)

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Artsy artwork: Artist's Daughter

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Artsy artwork: Winter Morning

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Head

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Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Maine Landscape (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

5

Movements1

Collections4

Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art Phillips

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

Market

Auction sale history

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