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Title
The Acacia Plant
Description
Either a table or chest is the resting place for a ceramic pot holding an acacia plant, a decorative bottle of wine, and possibly apples or peaches. Blues and reds are the two main colors, with white accents in the plant and the jug. One apple is balanced on two others while also leaning on the jug. The table is either painted with simlar colors or is glass and reflecting the objects.
About the Artist: Born in Philadelphia, there is little biographical information on Bernstein. In 1932, he showed his work at a small exhibition in Asbury Park, NJ with George Constant. For a show at Marie Sterner Gallery, he contributed “two original conceptions, brilliantly executed if in a decided macabre vein of fantasy” (New York Evening Post 12 Mar. 1932: 3). His chalk painting “Epitaph” appeared in a 1936-37 Museum of Modern Art show entitled “Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism.”
About the Artist: Born in Philadelphia, there is little biographical information on Bernstein. In 1932, he showed his work at a small exhibition in Asbury Park, NJ with George Constant. For a show at Marie Sterner Gallery, he contributed “two original conceptions, brilliantly executed if in a decided macabre vein of fantasy” (New York Evening Post 12 Mar. 1932: 3). His chalk painting “Epitaph” appeared in a 1936-37 Museum of Modern Art show entitled “Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism.”
Creator
Bernstein, Meyer, 1904-1973?
Publisher
Federal Art Project
Date
1935-1940
Contributor
Ritz, Abigail (photography)
Closser, Paige (biography)
Cooper, Ken (biography)
Closser, Paige (biography)
Cooper, Ken (biography)
Source
New Deal Gallery, Genesee Valley Council on the Arts
Object #FA18117
Object #FA18117
Format
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Type
Still image
Identifier
027
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Oil painting
Physical Dimensions
16 x 20 in.
Condition: small tears, surface dirt