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Hyman William Katz - Shoeshining

Shoeshining (1936)

Hyman William Katz (American, 1898-1988)
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This work was commissioned by the United States federal government as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) program. It is not subject to copyright protection.

Hyman (Chaim) Wiliam Katz, painter and printmaker, was born in Poland on January 20, 1898. His family immigrated to the U.S. in the early 1900s. He studied under William Auerbach Levy and Kenneth Hayes Miller, producing his first prints in the 1920s. His family was poor and what connections were afforded to more well-situated students in the art world were not in reach for him. However, with the advent of the Works Progress Association (WPA) he found employment as an artist, with studio space and supplies provided by the government and classes run by leading artists of the time. Katz was employed by the New York branch of the WPA's Federal Art Program, which commissioned several etchings from him.

Katz's focus was on the daily lives of the people around him, realism and social realism, subjects of particular interest to many artists of the Depression era and which often resonated with the economically struggling public. However, Katz' style was unlike most of his peers: while many moved toward Abstract Expressionism and the glamour of sharp, industrial scenery, Katz was more formal and classical in his expression, employing softer, more subtle tonality to his work and often depicting quiet domestic scenes. It wasn't until much later that his work was recognized for its significance.

After marrying Bessie Green in California in 1972, Hyman W. Katz died on August 5, 1988 in Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California.

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Modern Music (1933-1936)

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