Theresa Bernstein's Life Touched THREE Centuries

I have not been able to find many images of Theresa Bernstein's work, and she is not listed in the Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., yet, either.

The Artchive doesn't have any of her work, but I think that is due to copyright issues.

Here are the links I was able to connect with, missing the first notice I had, the obit in the Times. They want $.80 for a look now, since it is older than a week and in their archives, so I demurred.

Manhattan's Jo-An Gallery - Here there are works on paper plus a write-up. (I have a hunch this gallery is owned by Joan Whalen, whose name showed up in several articles I read. She showed Bernstein's works exclusively for the past several years.) Here you will find some of Theresa's Works on Paper - an etching, some watercolor paintings, a monotype, and an ink drawing.

http://www.jo-an.com/Theresa%20Bernstein...

Then, at Artcyclopedia, you can see some of her oils.

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/ber...

This work is at the Museum of the City of New York: "Bryant Park"

http://www.mcny.org/Painting/pttcat59.htm

This painting is a good example of Bernstein's genre painting of the common folk going about their lives. At the time, this genre "was simply not done" (as my maternal grandmother said so often.) But she was part of the famed "Ash Can School," and it fit right in. Realism and genre painting became the popular styles of the time, and Theresa had several solo shows in New York City.

She always painted, sketched and drew what was around her. She loved working outside, painting "plein-aire" works which almost look like sketches or drawings preparatory to tight studio oils - fresh, spontaneous.

She was also a writer, according to the news reports, but I haven't found any examples of her writing.

In the city of Marietta, Georgia:

"Portrait of Loie Fuller" http://www.si.umich.edu/Art_History/demo...

"Walk in the Field" http://www.si.umich.edu/Art_History/demo...

Her mastery of the various media is obvious. I do hope to learn more about Theresa, now that women artists are being noticed and recognized, and it is possible to find out about them.

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