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
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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
- Subjects
- Portrait female — Stern, Edgar B., Mrs. — bust
- Object Number
- 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.