Alex M. Loeb

Alex M. Loeb
Alex M. Loeb
Born	May 18, 1918; Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	May 14, 2015 (aged 96); Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.
Resting place	Beth Israel Cemetery, Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.
Education	Washington and Lee University
Known for	Painting

Alex M. Loeb (May 18, 1918 – May 14, 2015) was an American painter from the state of Mississippi.

Life

Loeb was born on May 18, 1918 in Meridian, Mississippi.[1] His father owned the Loeb's department store.[1] Loeb graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1937, and he served in the United States Navy during World War II.[1]

Loeb initially worked for his family business.[1] He became a painter, and he worked in oils, acrylics, and pastels in a spontaneous, exuberant style.[2] He described his technique: "I put a few bits of structure on chance and a little order on chaos."[2] In 1995 Loeb had a retrospective exhibit at the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art entitled Old Men Shall Dream Dreams.[2] He served on the boards of the Meridian Museum of Art and the Lauren Rogers Museum.[1]

Loeb married Jean Robinson; they had two sons and a daughter.[1] He died on May 14, 2015 in Meridian, and he was buried in Beth Israel Cemetery.[1]

Alex M. Loeb, Reality is relative, 1994–1995

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References

"Alex. M. Loeb". The Meridian Star. May 14, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
Black, Patti Carr (1998). Art in Mississippi, 1720–1980. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi in association with the Mississippi Historical Society and the Mississippi Dept. of Archives and History. p. 248. ISBN 1-57806-084-2.

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[meridianstarobit-1] "Alex. M. Loeb". The Meridian Star. May 14, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2020.

[Art_in_Mississippi,_1720-1980-2] Black, Patti Carr (1998). Art in Mississippi, 1720–1980. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi in association with the Mississippi Historical Society and the Mississippi Dept. of Archives and History. p. 248. ISBN 1-57806-084-2.