Artist

Maurice Sterne

born Libau, Latvia 1878-died New York City 1957
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Maurice Sterne at work in his studio, 1930, © Peter A. Juley & Son Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum J0099136
Born
Libau, Latvia
Died
New York, New York, United States
Biography

Painter and sculptor. He traveled extensively and drew upon his voyages for inspiration; paintings of life in Bali were particularly well received. In 1933 he had a retrospective at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the first American so honored.

Joan Stahl American Artists in Photographic Portraits from the Peter A. Juley & Son Collection (Washington, D.C. and Mineola, New York: National Museum of American Art and Dover Publications, Inc., 1995)