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Raphael Soyer, Adelyn Breeskin, and Joseph H. Hirshhorn after receiving honorary degrees at the Maryland Art Institute (now Maryland Institute College of Art), 1975
Raphael Soyer
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Raphael Zalman Soyer (December 25, 1899 – November 4, 1987) was a Russian-born American painter, draftsman, and printmaker. Soyer was referred to as an American scene painter. He is identified as a Social Realist because of his interest in men and women viewed in contemporary settings which included the streets, subways, salons and artists' studios of New York City. He also wrote several books on his life and art.
His brothers Moses Soyer and Isaac Soyer were also painters.
Joseph Hirshhorn
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Joseph Herman Hirshhorn (August 11, 1899 – August 31, 1981) was an entrepreneur, financier, and art collector. |