Mrs. Edgar Bloom Stern (Edith Rosenwald)

Malthe M. Hasselriis, Mrs. Edgar Bloom Stern (Edith Rosenwald), 1945, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the American Society of Miniature Painters, 1965.30.14
Copied Malthe M. Hasselriis, Mrs. Edgar Bloom Stern (Edith Rosenwald), 1945, watercolor on ivory, sight 3 1⁄2 x 2 3⁄4 in. (8.9 x 7.0 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the American Society of Miniature Painters, 1965.30.14

Artwork Details

Title
Mrs. Edgar Bloom Stern (Edith Rosenwald)
Artist
Date
1945
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 3 1⁄2 x 2 3⁄4 in. (8.9 x 7.0 cm) oval
Credit Line
Gift of the American Society of Miniature Painters
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — Stern, Edgar B., Mrs. — bust
Object Number
1965.30.14
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1965.30.14

Artwork Description

Edith Rosenwald Stern (1895-1980) was the third child of Julius Rosenwald (1862-1932), who became president of Sears, Roebuck and Co. in 1908 and piloted the company to unparalleled merchandising power. In 1921 she married Edgar Bloom Stern (1886-1959), a businessman and philanthropist from a prominent New Orleans family. They raised their family in New Orleans at Longue Vue House and Gardens, a Greek Revival--style mansion with extensive gardens. Edith Stern founded the Metairie Park Country Day School, was a trustee of the Julius Rosenwald Fund, which funded libraries in southern communities open to all races during the early 1930s, and served as president of the board of Dillard University.