March of the Clowns, 1941
Oil on canvas mounted on masonite
Sight: 35 9/16 x 39 7/16 in. (90.3 x 100.2 cm.)
Framed: 41 x 45 in. (104.1 x 114.3 cm.)
Purchased with funds provided by the Oscar and Regina Gruss
Memorial Fund
2001-42 ' ; $object_caption = 'Albert Bloch
March of the Clowns, 1941
Oil on canvas mounted on masonite

2001-42 ' ; $object_summary = 'In anticipation of victory over the Nazis, Albert Bloch conjured up this parade of clowns celebrating Hitler\'s defeat. Looking on are cartoon characters from the 1920s. All is folly in Bloch\'s sarcastic vision, but nonetheless he sharply contrasts the evil folly of Hitler with the lovable folly of the cartoon characters and clowns. Bloch was the only American-born member of The Blue Rider, a group of artists that contributed greatly to the development of abstract art. '; ?>