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Harry Sternberg Art

American, 1904-2001

Harry Sternberg was an American painter, printmaker, muralist, lithographer and educator. He was born in New York City on July 19, 1904. He studied at the Art Students League of New York, graphics with Harry Wickey. During the Depression, he was a Works Progress Administration artist and his murals are in post offices in Chicago as well as Chester and Sellersville, Pennsylvania. In 1936, Sternberg was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for creating a series of drawings, prints and paintings showing the principal American Industrial and agricultural occupations. He confined his investigations to the coal and steel industries of eastern Pennsylvania, immersing himself for several months in the lives of the coal miners in Mahanoy City. When he returned to New York, he made a series of 11 prints that emphasized the bleak lives and dangerous work of the miners. Sternberg wished to point out the dangers of working in the mines, the diseases caused by the inhalation of coal dust, mine collapses and maiming dynamite accidents that would result in such mutilations. From 1934–68, he taught painting and graphics at the Art Students League of New York, from 1942–45, graphics at the New School for Social Research and 1959–69, he was the head of the Art Department in the Idyllwild School of Music and Art at the University of Southern California. He wrote several books on graphics including silk screening, etching and woodcutting. Sternberg died on November 27, 2001, in Escondido, California.

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original lithograph

original lithograph

By Harry Sternberg

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph was printed in 1957 for the "Improvisations" portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York on the occasion of the 19...

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1950s Harry Sternberg Art

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Lithograph

Modernist Rabbi In Synagogue Judaica Watercolor Harry Sternberg
Modernist Rabbi In Synagogue Judaica Watercolor Harry Sternberg

Modernist Rabbi In Synagogue Judaica Watercolor Harry Sternberg

By Harry Sternberg

Located in Surfside, FL

Harry Sternberg, artist, teacher, and political activist was born in New York City's lower east side in 1904. He was the youngest of eight children born to his mother, a hungarian im...

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20th Century Modern Harry Sternberg Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

THOMAS HART BENTON
THOMAS HART BENTON

THOMAS HART BENTON

By Harry Sternberg

Located in Santa Monica, CA

HARRY STERNBERG (American, 1904-2001) THOMAS BENTON, 1943. Color screenprint on gray card stock wove paper. Edition of 30. Signed "Benton by Sternberg" in ink, by hand by the artist...

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1940s American Modern Harry Sternberg Art

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Screen

original lithograph

original lithograph

By Harry Sternberg

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph is from the rare 1951 "Improvisations" portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York on the occasion of the 1951 Spr...

Category

1950s Harry Sternberg Art

Materials

Lithograph

Modernist Rabbi Judaica Painting on Gold Background

Modernist Rabbi Judaica Painting on Gold Background

By Harry Sternberg

Located in Surfside, FL

A contorted Rabbi looking upward is depicted in a naive, and almost child-like manner. Vibrant colors, and gestural brushstrokes fill the composition, enhancing the flatness of the f...

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20th Century Modern Harry Sternberg Art

Materials

Acrylic, Illustration Board

original lithograph

original lithograph

By Harry Sternberg

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph was printed in 1957 for the "Improvisations" portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York on the occasion of the 19...

Category

1950s Harry Sternberg Art

Materials

Lithograph

original lithograph

original lithograph

By Harry Sternberg

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph was printed in 1956 for the "Improvisations" portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York on the occasion of the 19...

Category

1950s Harry Sternberg Art

Materials

Lithograph

original lithograph

original lithograph

By Harry Sternberg

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph is from the rare 1953 "Improvisations" portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York on the occasion of the 1953 Spr...

Category

1950s Harry Sternberg Art

Materials

Lithograph

Harry Sternberg, Whitney and ACA, from My Life in Woodcuts, 1991
Harry Sternberg, Whitney and ACA, from My Life in Woodcuts, 1991

Harry Sternberg, Whitney and ACA, from My Life in Woodcuts, 1991

By Harry Sternberg

Located in New York, NY

In 1991 Harry Sternberg published a book with Brighton Press, San Diego. It was My Life in Woodcuts. At the time it was the only known woodcut autobiography. The deluxe editions of...

Category

1990s American Modern Harry Sternberg Art

Materials

Woodcut

Harry Sternberg, Commercial High School from My Life in Woodcuts, 1991
Harry Sternberg, Commercial High School from My Life in Woodcuts, 1991

Harry Sternberg, Commercial High School from My Life in Woodcuts, 1991

By Harry Sternberg

Located in New York, NY

In 1991 Harry Sternberg published a book with Brighton Press, San Diego. It was My Life in Woodcuts. At the time it was the only known woodcut autobiography. The deluxe editions of...

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1990s American Modern Harry Sternberg Art

Materials

Woodcut

Harry Sternberg, Girlfriends, from My Life in Woodcuts, 1991
Harry Sternberg, Girlfriends, from My Life in Woodcuts, 1991

Harry Sternberg, Girlfriends, from My Life in Woodcuts, 1991

By Harry Sternberg

Located in New York, NY

In 1991 Harry Sternberg published a book with Brighton Press, San Diego. It was My Life in Woodcuts. At the time it was the only known woodcut autobiography. The deluxe editions of...

Category

1990s American Modern Harry Sternberg Art

Materials

Woodcut

Harry Sternberg,  (Chasing) Girlfriends, from My Life in Woodcuts, 1991
Harry Sternberg,  (Chasing) Girlfriends, from My Life in Woodcuts, 1991

Harry Sternberg, (Chasing) Girlfriends, from My Life in Woodcuts, 1991

By Harry Sternberg

Located in New York, NY

In 1991 Harry Sternberg published a book with Brighton Press, San Diego. It was My Life in Woodcuts. At the time it was the only known woodcut autobiography. The deluxe editions of...

Category

1990s American Modern Harry Sternberg Art

Materials

Woodcut

Harry Sternberg, Mount Zion Cemetery, from My Life in Woodcuts, 1991
Harry Sternberg, Mount Zion Cemetery, from My Life in Woodcuts, 1991

Harry Sternberg, Mount Zion Cemetery, from My Life in Woodcuts, 1991

By Harry Sternberg

Located in New York, NY

In 1991 Harry Sternberg published a book with Brighton Press, San Diego. It was My Life in Woodcuts. At the time it was the only known woodcut autobiography. The deluxe editions of...

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1990s American Modern Harry Sternberg Art

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Woodcut

EVENING

EVENING

By Harry Sternberg

Located in Portland, ME

Sternberg, Harry (American, 1904-2001). EVENING. Screenprint in colors, 1941. Signed and titled in the screen. 8 3/4 x 5 7/8. In excellent condition.

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Mid-20th Century Harry Sternberg Art

Materials

Screen

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“The King”

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“The Queen”

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Harry Sternberg, A. S. L (Art Students League) from My Life in Woodcuts, 1991

Harry Sternberg, A. S. L (Art Students League) from My Life in Woodcuts, 1991

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Located in New York, NY

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Harry Sternberg, Wildlife in the Lower East Side from My Life in Woodcuts, 1991

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Harry Sternberg art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Harry Sternberg art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Harry Sternberg in lithograph, woodcut print, paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the modern style. Not every interior allows for large Harry Sternberg art, so small editions measuring 7 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Fritz Eichenberg., Lilya Vorobey, and Richard Florsheim. Harry Sternberg art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $75 and tops out at $1,800, while the average work can sell for $400.

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