united workers cooperatives, 2700-2870 bronx park east, bronx, ny 10467, shemitz , fellow artists exhibited in 1929 at year-end 1929, partook in first-ever art exhibition of club, held @ united workers cooperatives apartment buildings (also called united workers cooperative colony , commie coops ) on bronx park east. artists in show included: jacob burck, fred ellis, william gropper, eitaro ishigaki, gan kolski, louis lozowick, jan matulka, morris pass, anton refregier, louis leon ribak, otto soglow, , art young. in 1930, shemitz worked briefly soviet-controlled amtorg trading corporation, amtorg, job found hutchin s partner anna rochester. in 1931, contributed cartoon new masses magazine. in 1932, when husband s name appeared editor, names of esther shemitz , jacob burck appeared (art) contributors new masses alongside longer-term contributors louis lozowick, hugo gellert, william gropper, william siegel, , joseph vogel.