Theresa Bernstein

Where/when:

Born Cracow, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Kraków, Poland) 1890-died New York City 2002

Medium(s):

• Oil paint

• Etching on paper

• Charcoal on paper

Impact:

Realist painter in the traditions of the Ashcan and New York Realism Schools, wife of William Meyerowitz. Her favorite themes included parades, beach scenes, music and the theater, as well as women at leisure and in the workplace. In the 1920s, her sensitive and sympathetic depictions of everyday life brought her critical acclaim that declined as she turned her attention to promoting her husband's work and as Abstract Expressionism gained momentum.

Project/activities:

• Sketch a every day scene around you

• Some say she captured the heartbeat of NYC, draw a scene that would "capture the heartbeat" of your city/town/place you frequent.

Gallery:

The Readers, 1914, Oil on canvas

Theresa Bernstein, Mexican Market, ca. 1952, etching on paper, plate: 9 7/8 x 8 in. (25.2 x 20.3 cm)

Theresa Bernstein, Hot Chocolates, ca. 1919-1928, oil on canvas, 30 1/4 x 40 in. (76.8 x 101.6 cm.)

Theresa Bernstein, Self-Portrait, 1947, color etching on paper, plate: 7 1/4 x 6 in. (18.5 x 15.1 cm

The Milliners, 1921

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More resources:

https://www.nga.gov/artists/50078-theresa-bernstein

https://americanart.si.edu/artist/theresa-bernstein-380

https://www.artic.edu/articles/856/in-good-company-theresa-bernsteins-the-milliners