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Portrait of Maurice Falk

Object number2014.127.2

Artist Jack Moranz

MediumPaper/Graphite/Crayon(?)

Credit LineGift of Sigo Falk

DescriptionDrawing of Maurice Falk on paperboard. Black and white graphite and crayon(?) on gray paperboard. Three-quarter view bust portrait with subject facing slightly proper left. Subject wears glasses and a suit with necktie and vest.Dimensions22.813 x 18 in., 0.063 in. (57.9 x 45.7 cm, 0.2 cm)
SignedArtist's signature over the subject's proper right lapel "MORANZ".
Historical NotesSketch of Maurice Falk by Jack Moranz. The Falk Fund was founded in 1929. Originally called the Falk Fund, the organization has been a leading grant-giving institution in the fields of economics, politics, education, medicine, and social welfare. Endowed with $10 million from Maurice Falk, the fund was to be expended within a thirty-five year period. The Maurice Falk Medical Fund was chartered in 1960 as a means for the Fund to continue its grant-giving activity after 1965. In May 2004, the Fund's board changed its name to the Maurice Falk Fund. The Leon Falk Family Trust, founded in 1952, transferred its assets to the Maurice Falk Fund in 2006. By merging the assets of the Maurice Falk Fund and the Leon Falk Family Trust, the Falk Foundation was created. In 2010, the name changed officially to the Falk Foundation. The Foundation ended its almost 85 year legacy in 2014.

Related person Maurice Falk (born 1866)

Related institution Maurice and Laura Falk Foundation

Related person Laura Falk

Related institution Falk Foundation

Related institution Maurice Falk Fund

Related institution Leon Falk Family Trust

Previous owner Sigo Falk

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