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New York City: Educational Alliance, 1924. First Edition. Paperback. 1st Edition. Original Wrappers. 8vo. 34 pages ; 24 cm. Exhibition was held October 22nd November 1st, 1924. Includes 12 pages of plates of paintings, drawings, sculpture, and other art from the exhibit. "The Educational Alliance is a leading social institution that has been serving Downtown Manhattan since 1889. Founded as a partnership between the Aguilar Free Library, the Young Men's Hebrew Association (now the 92nd Street Y) , and the Hebrew Institute, the main purpose was to serve as a settlement house for Eastern European Jews immigrating to New York City The Alliance Art School, founded in 1905 and then re-organized by Abbo Ostrowsky in 1917, trained some of the most famous American visual artists of the mid-20th century including Chaim Gross, Elias Newman, Philip Evergood, Ben Shahn, Leonard Baskin, Concetta Scaravaglione, Moses Soyer and Isaac Soyer, Joseph Margulies, Jo Davidson, Dina Melicov, Leo Gottlieb, Peter Blume, and… Read More