The New International Encyclopædia/Blum, Robert Frederick

BLUM, blūm, (1857-1903). An American painter, born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pa., and exhibited in New York City in 1879. Among his works are &ldquo;Going and Coming&rdquo; (1881); &ldquo;Bright Day at Venice&rdquo; (1882), and some fine mural decorations, including those for Mendelssohn Hall, New York City.