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Harry SternbergWW-1927-M066396
1927·Etching·plate: 7 15/16 x 9 15/16" (20.2 x 25.2 cm)

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Year
1927
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 7 15/16 x 9 15/16" (20.2 x 25.2 cm)

Artist

Harry Sternberg
Harry Sternberg

Printmaking

Harry Sternberg was an American printmaker and painter whose career spanned the twentieth century. Working primarily in lithography and etching, he developed a figurative language rooted in social realism, depicting urban scenes and working-class subjects with directness and formal clarity. Active from the 1930s through the postwar decades, Sternberg maintained a commitment to the printed image as a vehicle for accessible art and social commentary.

New York City

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Year
1927
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 7 15/16 x 9 15/16" (20.2 x 25.2 cm)
Watts ID
WW-1927-M066396

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moma
Status
verified

Artist

Harry Sternberg

Harry Sternberg

Printmaking

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