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William Zorach ( February 28 , 1887 – November 15 1966 ) was a Lithuanian - American Sculptor , Painter and Writer . He won the Logan Medal Of The Arts . BIOGRAPHY Born Zorach Samovich in 1889 , in Eurburg (now Jurbarkas ) in Lithuania as the eighth of ten children, Zorach (then his given name) emigrated with his family to the United States around 1893 , where they settled in Cleveland , Ohio under the name "Finkelstein". In school, his first name was changed to "William" by a teacher. Married Marguerite Thompson ( 1887 - 1968 ) in 1911 . The couple adopted his original given name, Zorach, as a common surname. In 1964 Zorach received a D.F.A. from Bates College . He taught at the Art Students League Of New York . He died in Bath, Maine , on 15 November 1966 . EXTERNAL LINKS
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