Jerome S Blum (1884 - 1956)

Born 27 Mar 1884 in Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lucile Swan — married Dec 1912 (to 1924) in Paris, France

Died 25 Jul 1956 at age 72 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States

Biography

Jerome S Blum was born 27 March 1884 in Chicago, Illinois ^{[1] [2]}He had four siblings: Ernst Julius Johannes, born 1869 in Germany, ^[3] Richard Julius Johannes born in Germany in 1870,^[4] Max julius Richard, born 30 July 1875 in Berlin, Germany ^[5] He was the son of middle-class, hardworking German immigrants. Jerome's father, Julius Blum, ^[6]wanted him to learn a trade rather than follow his instincts to become and artist. His mother did, however, strongly support his wish to be an artist. A family visit in 1893 to the South Seas exhibition at the World's Colombian Exposition and a holiday in Munich in 1902 were sources of inspiration for Jerome. While he was in Munich, he studied painting at a small art school then, in 1905 his studies at the John Francis Smith Art Academy began.

In 1912, in Paris, Jerome married Lucille Swan (1887 - 1965), a sculptor he met at the Academy, in Paris. Jerome studied for about a year under Luc Olivier-Merson in the Ecole des Beaux Arts, then, dissatisfied with his training he sought greater satisfaction and excitement in discussions about art and life at numerous cafés. Jerome and Lucille travelled together to Corsica, Cuba, China, Japan, Tahiti and eventually settled in Greenwich Village, New York City.^{[7] [8]}They were both prolific artists who worked while they traveled. Jerome also travelled in the American West and to Europe and North Africa. He held exhibitions in New York, Chicago, Boston, and Philadelphia. By the late 1920s Blum began to write short stories and other literary pieces which were published in periodicals such as 'The New Republic' and 'American Spectator'. Lucille and Jerome were divorced in 1924. ^{[9] [10]} Jerome's second wife was Frances Baum (1895 - 1970)

Pictures painted by Jerome Blum were shown in1931at the Whitney Museum of American Art, in 1932 at the Galerie de la Renaissance in Paris, in 1933 and 1935 at the Delphic Studios in Manhattan and in the Century of Progress exhibition held in Chicago in 1934. Jerome had a one-person exhibition at Gump’s Gallery in San Francisco in 1936. ^[11]

Between 1935 and 1936 Jerome contracted a life-threatening illness which caused mental exhaustion and required that he be hospitalised. In the 1950 Census he is 66 years old and resident in the house of Georgiana Bossing (57) in Dutchess, New York, along with twenty eight other residents. ^[12] He never painted again and died in Poughkeepsie, New York, 25 July 1956, age 72. ^[13]His works continue to be exhibited. ^{[14] [15]}

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915"
   citing v 9 p 18, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,287,728.
   FamilySearch Record: N772-5ZQ (accessed 26 March 2023)
   Jerome S Blume born on 27 Mar 1884, son of Julius Blume & Carrie Soulander, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
2. ↑ Jerome Blum [1]
3. ↑ Baptism of child Ernst Julius Johannes Blum: "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
   citing Baptism, Berlin, Brandenburg, Preußen, , German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany.
   FamilySearch Record: QPKB-G25F (accessed 26 March 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSCF-5SZJ-4 Image number 00045
   Johanne Marie Caroline Blum's child Ernst Julius Johannes Blum baptism on 1 Aug 1869 in Berlin, Brandenburg, Preußen.
4. ↑ Baptism of child Richard Julius Johannes Blum: "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
   citing Baptism, Berlin, Brandenburg, Preußen, , German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany.
   FamilySearch Record: QPK1-7ZDV (accessed 26 March 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSCF-5SZ8-5 Image number 00113
   Johanne Marie Caroline Blum's child Richard Julius Johannes Blum baptism on 25 Sep 1870 in Berlin, Brandenburg, Preußen.
5. ↑ Baptism of child Max Julius Richard Blum: "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
   citing Baptism, Berlin, Brandenburg, Deutschland, , German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany.
   FamilySearch Record: QPK1-H1F8 (accessed 26 March 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSCF-5S8B-B Image number 00418
   Johanne Marie Caroline Blum's child Max Julius Richard Blum baptism on 18 Apr 1876 in Berlin, Brandenburg, Deutschland.
6. ↑ Jerome Blum [2] (Accessed 26 March 2023)
7. ↑ 1923 Passport Application: "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925"
   citing Passport Application, New York, United States, source certificate #280100, Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925, 2245, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Record: QV5Y-8K2K (accessed 26 March 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99D3-BSJR-C Image number 00480
   Name: Jerome Blum; Passport Application Date: 1923; Passport Application Place: New York, United States; Birth Date: 27 Mar 1884; Birth Place: Illinois; Source Certificate Nbr: 280100.
8. ↑ Immigration: "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924"
   citing Page: 9; Affiliate Publication Title: Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York , NY, 1897-1957; Affiliate Film Number: T715-2197; Affiliate Line Number: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1400881;
   FamilySearch Record: JNB6-NNB (accessed 26 March 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9T6-279P-7 Image number 01075
   Name: Jerome S. Blum; Immigration Date: 09 Oct 1913; Immigration Place: Ellis Island, New York City, New York, United States; Birth Date: 1884; Marital Status: Married; Nationality: US Citizen; Residence Place: Chicago; Age: 29; Event Place Sup: Ellis Island, New York City, New York, United States; Event Place Year Range: 1892-1955; Departure Port Name: Southampton; Ship Name: Majestic (1890); XFs Unique Id: 1003037033873; XPr Arr Date: 09 Oct 1913; XPr Arr Dep Port: New York.
9. ↑ Aczel, Amir (2007). 'The Jesuit and the skull: Teilhard de Chardin, evolution, and the search for Peking Man'. New York: Riverhead Books. p. 151. ISBN 9781594489563. Cited in Wikipedia
10. ↑ Lucille Swan [3] (Accessed 26 March 2023)
11. ↑ Jerome Blum, Artist. [4]
12. ↑ 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census"
    citing Page: 2C; Line: 4;
    FamilySearch Record: 6XTY-SHYB (accessed 26 March 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QHK-9QHW-M9TF-S
    Jerome Blum (66), married dedent, in household of Georgiana Bossong (57 years) in Dutchess, New York, United States. Born in Illinois.

    Eudora Billingsley F 65 years Never married Resident Louisiana

    Michael Billow M 58 years Never married Resident Penn

    Harry Blaco M 61 years Never married Uadent New York

    Jerome Blum M 66 years Married Dedent Illinois

    Louis Blumenthal M 67 years Never married Daughter Russia

    Grace Boardman M 59 years Separated Resident New York

    John Bock M 40 years Never married Student Poland

    Anna Bohl F 60 years Married Resident New York

    Emil Boibie M 45 years Never married Dedent New York

    Georgiana Bossong F 57 years Widowed Head New York

    Regina Bowe F 67 years Widowed Daughter New York

    Margaret Boyer F 86 years Married Student Ireland

    Julia Bradley M 46 years Never married Sodent Russia

    Charlotte Bartlett F 71 years Married Student New York

    Andree Barty F 43 years Married Tesdent Maryland

    Fred Bascome M 66 years Never married Resident New York

    Hayel M Batchelder F 51 years Married Rndent Vermont

    Jennie Bates F 58 years Married Resident New York

    Elizabeth Bates F 71 years Never married Resident Germany

    Michael Bedneyy M 61 years Never married Resident Poland

    Marion Beecher F 35 years Never married Resident New York

    Warring Beggs M 39 years Never married Resident Indiana

    Michael Belulovich M 55 years Never married Uedend Austria

    Margaret Benjamin F 70 years Separated Dadent New York

    Ella Berentsen F 69 years Married Tesdent Ohio

    Mary Bergstrom F 79 years Separated Dedent Scotland

    Stephen Berish M 64 years Married Resident Hungary

    George Berkowity M 57 years Separated Rtudent Czechoslovakia

    Mary Berkowity F 73 years Never married Resident Poland

    Michael Biggane M 54 years Married Uatiel Ireland

13. ↑ New York Times [5](Accessed 25 March 2023)
14. ↑ Smithsonian American Art Museum[6] (Accessed 26 march 2023)
15. ↑ Whitney Museum of American Art [7] (Accessed 26 March 2023)

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