Home > Categories > Literature and the Arts > Art and Architecture > American Art: Biographies > Peter Blume

Peter Blume

From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008

Peter Blume , 1906-92, American painter, b. Russia. Blume emigrated to the United States in 1911. In his early work, such as The Parade (1930; Mus. of Modern Art, New York City), he sought to depict through symbolism the smooth, hard contours of the industrial world. His paintings, which gained recognition in the 1930s, are precise, linear, and fantastic treatments of modern social themes, painted in microscopic detail. Major works include the powerful antifascist Eternal City (1934-37; Mus. of Modern Art) and The Rock (1945-48; Art Inst., Chicago).

Bibliography: See exhibition catalog by F. Getlein (1968).

Author not available, BLUME, PETER., The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright 2008 Columbia University Press

For permission to reuse this article, contact Copyright Clearance Center.

Related articles from HighBeam Research:

	German art duo taking family life for a spin in show at art museum The Blumes will bring photo display next month; Blume show to come with lots of trimmings Concerts, lectures and a dance performance are scheduled in conjunction with the showing of "Anna and Bernhard Blume Photo-Works," Feb. 9 to April 21 at the Milwaukee Art Museum. "Music in the Museum," featuring the music of Schumann and a tour of the Blume exhibit, will begin at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 6. Admission is $15, $12 for art museum members. Peter Nisbet, an authority on 20th-century German art, will speak at 6:15 p.m. Feb. 8 in Memorial Hall of the Memorial Center. Regular admission will be charged. Dean Sobel, the art museum's curator of contemporary art, will talk about the show in the east entrance and Cudahy galleries at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 13 and March 26. At 8 p.m. Feb. 16 and 17, the Wild Space Dance Company will present "Off Kilter," inspired by the show. Admission is $13, $11 for students, seniors, and members. A First Friday party, at 5:30 p.m. March 1, will feature music by The Ghillies and tours of the Blume show. Admission is $7 for the general public, $5 for art museum members. The art museum is open to visitors 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; noon to 9 p.m. Thursday; and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5, general admission; $3, students and people 65 or older. Children 12 or younger are admitted free, as are members of the art museum. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 1/22/1996; JAMES AUER; 409 words; ... control in the collaborative works of artists Anna and Bernhard Blume. Big-scale photographic images by the Blumes, who live in Cologne ... blocked off to permit the installation. "Anna and Bernhard Blume Photo-Works" will open with an invitational preview at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 8. Peter Nesbit, an authority on ...
	Nine reasons to scoop up Judy Blume's tales of Fudge Hatcher. Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX); 2/11/2003; 893 words; ... Stephanie Lurie, Blume's editor and publisher ... Children's Books. Like Peter, most everyone has ... something important. Peter tags him Mini-Fudge. 8. Blume says she surprised ... his big brother, Peter. 9. If your kids like this Blume book, they might ...
	Fiction Heroine; Judy Blume's Books Made Her a Friend to Legions of Children Who Are Now Adults The Washington Post; 11/17/2004; Jennifer Frey; 2019 words; Standing at the window in Judy Blume's Central Park West apartment ... territory. Remember Fudge, Peter Hatcher's incorrigible little ... is Fudge's neighborhood," Blume says, taking in the view ... from here." We are here, in Blume's pied-a-terre, because ...
	Blume doesn't sound too convincing when she talks about retiring.(Knight Ridder Newspapers) Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 10/9/2002; Grossman, Mary Ann; 1009 words; ... says. It's wonderful. I love it. Blume grew up in New Jersey and graduated ... adults and grown-ups. One of Blume's funniest characters is Farley ... to his long-suffering brother, Peter. Fudge was inspired by Blume's son, Larry, who was then a ... begging for another Fudge book, Blume says. She ...
	Blume doesn't sound too convincing when she talks about retiring. Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minn.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 10/4/2002; 1013 words; ... says. It's wonderful. I love it. Blume grew up in New Jersey and graduated ... adults and grown-ups. One of Blume's funniest characters is Farley ... to his long-suffering brother, Peter. Fudge was inspired by Blume's son, Larry, who was then a ... begging for another Fudge book, Blume says. She ...
	Q&A: Lenae Quillen-Blume and Don Kelpinski Vermont Business Magazine; 9/1/2006; Smith, Robert; 5353 words; ... aspects? Quillen-Blume: Yes, and then we ... environmental side, Peter Crawford works very ... issues? Quillen-Blume: Yes, Peter Crawford. He's the ... busy man! Quillen-Blume: Oh yes. Kelpinski ... agency themselves. Peter has a good relationship ... closely with them. So Peter isn't ...
	A kid at heart; Children's author Judy Blume brings back antics of Fudge.(Arts and Lifestyle) The Boston Herald; 10/18/2002; Herbert, Rosemary; 638 words; ... telephone interview. Blume introduced Farley ... his big brother, Peter, way back in 1972 ... making long-suffering Peter a seventh-grader ... in the new book. Blume, who was age 34 when ... On the surface, Blume's new Fudge book is a family comedy. Yet Peter ruminates on the ...
	PERENNIALLY IN BLUME AN ICONIC AUTHOR WOOS A NEW GENERATION OF KIDS.(Life and Arts) Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 9/14/2007; Goodnow, Cecelia; 1255 words; ... brother-sister characters are very loosely based on Blume's daughter, Randy, and son, Larry, who were 8 ... time. The kids are long since grown. In fact, Blume has a 16-year-old grandchild. When they get together ... their days as the Pain and the Great One, though Blume said they jokingly disagree about ...
	Author Judy Blume tackles kids and money in her hero's latest adventures. The Miami Herald (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 1/15/2003; 826 words; Byline: Sue Corbett _``Double Fudge'' by Judy Blume; Dutton ($15.99) There are some treats kids can ... better known as Fudge, created 30 years ago by Judy Blume in the classic grade-school comedy, Tales of a ... waited more than a decade for a new installment in Blume's side-splitting chronicles of the Hatcher ...
	Author Judy Blume tackles kids and money in her hero's latest adventures.(Knight Ridder Newspapers) Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 1/22/2003; Corbett, Sue; 826 words; Byline: Sue Corbett _``Double Fudge'' by Judy Blume; Dutton ($15.99) There are some treats kids can ... better known as Fudge, created 30 years ago by Judy Blume in the classic grade-school comedy, Tales of a ... waited more than a decade for a new installment in Blume's side-splitting chronicles of the Hatcher ...
	She can't say farewell to Fudge.(author Judy Blume discusses writing another book with Fudge character)(Brief Article)(Interview) U.S. News & World Report; 10/14/2002; Hallett, Vicky; 212 words; Thirty years ago, Judy Blume wrote her first Fudge book--Fudge ate his big brother Peter's pet turtle in Tales of a Fourth Grade ... you come up with the idea of having Peter and Fudge encounter panda poop? Elliot ... it in the book. What would happen if Peter and Fudge had really aged 30 years ... would ...
	Oh, Brother: `Fourth Grade' In Full Blume; Kids With Younger Siblings Empathize With Protaganist In Kennedy Center Adaptation The Washington Post; 10/27/1996; Pamela Sommers; 889 words; ... a vengeance. Based on Judy Blume's beloved 1972 novel, the play tells the story of Peter Hatcher, a responsible 9-year-o ... of his schoolmates, he read Blume's 10-chapter novel ("The play ... child's. "You're kidding!" author Blume exclaims when informed of the ... the family!" says a delighted ...
	Thelma M. Blume, 92, was educator Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA; 8/15/2002; 108 words; Thelma M. Blume, 92, of Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, Narvon, formerly of Honey Brook, died Tuesday at the home after a long illness. Mrs. Blume started her teaching career at Honey Brook High School. She ... Born in Honey Brook, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Peter J. and Laura B. Kennedy Mertz. She ...
	Judy Blume Talk of the Nation (NPR); 10/21/1998; Ray Suarez, Washington DC; 6382 words; ... to TALK OF THE NATION from NPR News. Our number here in Washington ... boys and not just little girls. BLUME: Why not? Why Not? Sally Freedman ... CALLER: Well, it sure helped me. BLUME: Well, good, I'm glad. I mean ... actually, when you're little. BLUME: So you're doing OK, and you ... It's great ...
	BLUME.(Obit)(Obituary) The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 12/25/2007; 298 words; Charlotte M. Blume December 23, 2007 Charlotte M. Blume, 98, of Syracuse, passed away ... husband of 55 years, Edward F. Blume, in 1994. Charlotte was the ... life. Surviving are her son, Peter F. Blume of Muncie, IN; her daughter ... Katherine Kitney and Susanna Blume. A private graveside ...