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Chaim Gross

Chaim Gross, Austrian-American sculptor and educator (died 1991)

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Born
March 17, 1904
Died
May 5, 1991
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1904

About Chaim Gross

Chaim Gross was an American sculptor and educator of Hungarian Jewish origin. Gross studied and taught at the Educational Alliance Art School in New York City’s Lower Manhattan. Chaim Gross, Sculptor by Josef Vincent Lombardo, the first major book on Gross, came out in 1949. In 1929, Gross experimented with printmaking, and created an important group of 15 linocuts and lithographs of landscapes, New York City streets and parks, women in interiors, the circus, and vaudeville. In March 1932, Gross had his first solo exhibition at Gallery 144 in New York City. In 1979, Gross was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member, and became a full Academician in 1981.

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Chaim Gross timeline

  1. In 1929, Gross experimented with printmaking, and created an important group of 15 linocuts and lithographs of landscapes, New York City streets and parks, women in interiors, the circus, and vaudeville.
  2. In March 1932, Gross had his first solo exhibition at Gallery 144 in New York City.
  3. Chaim Gross, Sculptor by Josef Vincent Lombardo, the first major book on Gross, came out in 1949.
  4. In 1979, Gross was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member, and became a full Academician in 1981.

The world when Chaim Gross was born

Chaim Gross was born in 1904. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1904

  • Best-selling book"The Crossing" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Olympic Games in the Americas (St. Louis)
  • Top headlineRusso-Japanese War begins
  • Technology milestoneNew York subway opens
  • World population~1.64B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population81.8M

1904 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Chaim Gross's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19042026
Population81.8M341 million

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