Stern, Louis E., 1886-1962
type Collector
dates 1886-1962
city New York City
stateNY
sex M
history Louis E. Stern was an art collector, attorney; New York, N.Y. Born in Balta, Russia, Stern joined his father in America ca. 1900, and earned his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1909. An avid patron of the arts, Stern's collection was notable for its illustrated artists' books, prints, sculpture, ancient and primitive objects, and paintings, in particular his many works by Marc Chagall. Upon his death, his collection was given to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, his art library to Rutgers, and other additional items to the Brooklyn Museum and the Museum of Modern Art.

The bulk of his collection had to do with 19th and 20th century French painting and sculpture.
decades1910-1920
1920-1930
1930-1940
1940-1950
1950-1960
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Repository Description Links
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Louis E. Stern papers, 1897-1978. see details...
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Irene Stern papers, 1934-1936 [and undated]. see details...
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Archives
Fiske Kimball Records, 1908-1955, n.d. (bulk 1925-1954) see details...
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Archives
Henri Gabriel Marceau Director Records, 1955-1964 see details...
The Museum of Modern Art
Library and Archives
Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Papers, 1891-1982 see details...