Hilda Goldblatt Gorenstein collection, 1933-1934

  • IdentificationMSGore03
  • TitleHilda Goldblatt Gorenstein collection MSGore03
  • PublisherSpecial Collections
  • LanguageEnglish
  • RepositorySpecial Collections
  • Physical Description0.01 Linear feet
  • Date1933-1934
  • AbstractHilda Goldblatt (later Gorenstein) was a marine artist from Chicago who painted twelve murals a Navy exhibit at the 1933-34 World's Fair in Chicago. The collection consists of a photocopy of two newspaper clippings and a photocopy of a copy of some of the artist's murals.
  • OriginationGorenstein, Hilda Goldblatt

Old Resource ID was HGorenstein

Hilda Goldblatt (also known by the professional name of Hilgos and later by the married name of Gorenstein) was a marine artist from Chicago trained by Captain Charles Patterson who painted twelve murals for the Navy's exhibit in the Federal Building for the 1933-1934 World Exhibition, A Century of Progress. Goldblatt's frieze was composed of twelve murals depicting the influence of sea power on America, beginning with the settlement of Jamestown in 1607 when sea power first reached America and carrying through World War I.

The collection consists of a photocopy of two newspaper clipping and a photocopy of a copy of some of the artist's murals.

McDowell, Malcolm. "U.S. Navy Exhibits Arrive for Fair; Models to Show Sea's Influence on Nation." Chicago Daily News. 6 May 1933.

These photocopies of two related clippings and copies of some of the artist's murals were made from Robin Barcus, a friend of Hilda Gorenstein.

Hilda Goldblatt Gorenstein collection, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago

  • NamesGorenstein, Hilda Goldblatt -- Archives
  • Subject
    • Exhibitions.
    • Mural painting and decoration, American.
  • Geographic CoverageIllinois--Chicago.