Background
Gross, Chaim was born on March 17, 1904 in Kolomea, Austria. Son of Moses and Leah (Sperber) Gross.
Gross, Chaim was born on March 17, 1904 in Kolomea, Austria. Son of Moses and Leah (Sperber) Gross.
Student, Kunstegewerbe Schulle Education Alliance, New York. Student, Beaux-Arts Institute Design Art Students League, 4 years. Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Franklin and Marshall College, 1970.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Yeshiva University, 1978. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Adelphi University, 1980. Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Brooklyn College, 1986.
Instructor sculpture Education Alliance Arts School, 68 years, New School for Society Research, 40 years, Museum Modern Art, New York City, 1952-1957.
Fellow Jewish Academy Arts and Sciences (Joseph Handelman prize in art). Member National Academy of Design (2 Gold medals), American Academy and Institute Arts and Letters (chair #44), Sculptors Guild (board directors), Education Alliance Alumni Association, Federation Modern Painters and Sculptors, National Institute Arts and Letters (grantee 1956, Award of Merit medal 1963).
Married Renee Nechim, December 13, 1932. Children: Mimi, Yudi.