Albert Edward Sterner (March 8, 1863 – December 16, 1946) was a British-American illustrator and painter.
Early life
Sterner was born to a Jewish family in London, and attended King Edward's School, Birmingham. After a brief period in Germany, he studied drawing in Paris with Jean-Léon Gérôme and Gustave Boulanger.[1] He eventually moved to the United States in 1879 to join his family who had previously moved to Chicago.[2][3] His brother was the architect Frederick Sterner, who had a career in Chicago and Denver before joining his brother in New York.[4]
Career
Sterner painting war posters in 1918Nude, circa 1916
Sterner's awards include the Carnegie Prize at the National Academy of Design in 1941.[2]
His New York Times obituary stated that he was perhaps best known for his portraits, but "he was also noted for his nudes, religious subjects, landscapes, still-life work and, in his earlier days, his book and magazine illustrations."[8]
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