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Gerald Bernstein"Staten Island Ferry" WPA Modern NYC Cityscape Mid-Century Realism 20th Century1930s/40s
1930s/40s
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New York City artist Gerald Bernstein painted a cityscape, "Staten Island Ferry" in the 1930s. The mid 20th Century realistic oil painting was painted during the WPA era.
Bernstein spent most of his artistic life in Staten Island. He studied under George Bridgman and Yasuo Kuniyoshi at New York's Art Students League. He was the curator of Art with the Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences from 1950-56, where he restored paintings, arranged numerous exhibitions, lectured and taught painting.
He won numerous awards, including first prize at the renowned Weissglass Annual Show. He has showed at the Metropolitan Museum, Wagner College, SI Community College, Manhattan's Downtown Gallery, Staten Island Art Center and John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis.
Bernstein was born in Indianapolis. He attended Indiana University and received his Masters of Art at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University.
The canvas measure 22 x 28 inches and the painting, in a wonderful vintage frame, measures 28 x 35.
Details
- CreatorGerald Bernstein
- Creation Year1930s/40s
- DimensionsHeight: 28 in. (71.12 cm)Width: 35 in. (88.9 cm)
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- Gallery LocationNew York, NY
- Reference Number1stDibs: LU115625102212
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