Bloch was well known for his portraits of Depression-era subjects especially the African-American man. The Negro History Bulletin (December 1956) announced that Bloch is “widely recognized for his psychological character studies of the Negro.”
The anguish of the figure here is clearly evident in the face and hands. What about the way the hands are depicted helps you understand the prisoner’s stress and pain?
George Biddle
Adolf Dehn
Jacob Lawrence
Jacob Lawrence
Julius T. Bloch
George Tooker