William Zorach

William Zorach Lithuanian-American sculptor, painter and writer.

Born in 1889, in Eurburg (now Jurbarkas) in Lithuania as the eighth of ten children, Zorach (his given name) emigrated with his family to the United States around 1893, settling in Cleveland, Ohio under the name Finkelstein. His first name was americanized to become "William".

Married Marguerite Thompson (1887-1968) in 1911. The couple adopted his original given name, Zorach, as a common surname.

Died in Bath, Maine, on 15 November 1966.

External links

• http://www.artnet.com/library/09/0936/T093619.asp
• http://www.swope.org/main/collection/015coll.htm