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1958 · Brush and black ink, with white gouache, over graphite, on cream wove paper
54.5 × 30.7 cm (21 1/2 × 12 1/8 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Jacob Burck
1907
SculptureStreet Art
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6
Works in Collection
10
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1
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Jacob Burck was an American sculptor and painter who worked across editorial cartooning and public murals, initially aligned with Communist political movements from 1926. His work was shaped by direct engagement with political ideology, which he abandoned after witnessing Soviet artistic censorship during a 1936 visit to the USSR. Burck's practice spanned satirical journalism and monumental public commissions, grounded in a commitment to artistic independence over ideological prescription.
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Street Art
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Sculpture
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Art Institute of Chicago
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