Meyerowitz, William, 1887-1981
Variant namesWilliam Meyerowitz was a painter and etcher. He was married to Theresa Bernstein, an art historian and painter.
From the description of William Meyerowitz and Theresa Bernstein interview, 1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78407253
Painters and printmakers; New York, N.Y.
William Meyerowitz was born in Russia in either 1889 or 1898. Moving to New York in 1908, he studied at the National Academy of Design from 1912-1916. He married Theresa Bernstein in 1918, and travelled in Europe from 1922-1923. During his exhibition at the Corcoran in 1930, he met Oliver Wendell Holmes, who became a patron and a subject for later work. Theresa Bernstein was born in Philadelphia and studied at the Philadelphia School of Design, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and continued her studies at the Art Students League in New York. She died on Feb. 13, 2002, and was generally believed to be 111, though she could have been as old as 116.
From the description of William Meyerowitz and Theresa F. Bernstein papers, 1915-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122599698
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Birth 1887
Death 1981
Americans
