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GROSS, Chaim  (1904-1991) Austrian-American sculptor, illustrator.
          Born Kolomea, Austria, 17 March 1904. Came to America 1921.
          Visited Israel, London. Paris, Italy, Netherlands.
          Gross was an authority on wood sculpture, and wrote on
          the this specialized technique.
          Died New York City, 5 May 1991.

          R  E  L  I  E  F  S

n.d. Lehman (Herbert) Israel Award Plaque . . . . . . . .
n.d. Mother and Child Relief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
          Auctons: Rago Art & Auction (12 May 2012) [1/2] lot . 345
n.d. Three Graces Relief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
          Auctons: Rago Art & Auction (12 May 2012) [1/2] lot . 345

          M   E   D   A   L     S   E   R   I   E   S

Ten Commandments Series:

19xx First Commandment Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .  NAS 72:165

          A  R C  H   I  V  E  S

AAA Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 10 linear ft., 28 microfilm             reels.

          B I O G R A P H I C A L  R E F E R E N C E S

BA  {1937} Who's Who In American Art: 1937 [1ed:179],
          1939 [2ed:220], 1941 [3ed:267],
          1947 [4ed:202], 1953 [5ed:167],
          1956 [6ed:185], 1959 [7ed:226],
          1962 [8ed:245], 1966 [9ed:181-182],
          1970 [10ed:160], 1973 [11ed:288],
          1976 [12ed:220], 1978 [13ed:273],
          1980 [14ed:289], 1982 [15ed:371],
          1984 [16ed:363], 1986 [17ed:399],
          1989 [18ed:419], 1990 [19ed:440-41].
101 {1949} Lombardo (Josef Vincent)  Chaim Gross, Sculptor.  New York: Dalton             House (1949) 247 pp, illus.
D20 {1966} Cummings: 1966 [1ed: 137-138],
          1971 [2ed: 150-151], 1977 [3ed:       ],
          1984 [4ed:       ], 1988 [5ed:       ], 1996 [6ed:298-299].
A12 {1968} Craven, p 587-588, (biblio) 737.
AA1 {1972} Archives of American Art, 227, p 62.
101 {1974} Getlein (Frank)  Chaim Gross.  New York: Harry N.  Abrams (1974) 235 pp, illus.
A18 {1974} Goode, p 146.
101 {1974} Smithsonian Institution National Collection of Fine Arts.  Chaim Gross:            
           Sculpture and Drawings.  Foreward by Joshua C. Taylor. Essay by Janet A. Flint.  Washington DC:
          Smithsonian Institution Press, 47 pp, illus.          
          AEW {1976} Whitney Museum of Art (bio) p 276-277.
A29 {1982} Baigell, p 146.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 352.
A42 {1993} Reynolds, p 236.
AE2 {1990} Falk, Art Institute of Chicago, p 385.
B10 {1993} Who Was Who, p 141.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:1386.
D3a {2006} Benezit.Dictionary of Artists, p 6:732.

          N U M I S M A T I C   R E F E R E N C E S

E11 {1976} Friedenberg, p 86.
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