Jacob Stern Loan Collection, July 24-August 9, 1928
Scope and Contents
An exhibition of 42 paintings and 7 bronzes made available for this exhibition by Walter S. Heller and Walter Haas, executors of the Stern estate, and the late Sigmund Stern, Jacob Stern’s brother. The exhibition featured Spanish artists from the seventeenth century, Dutch school artists of the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries, Barbizon School and other French artists, American painters, Italian art, and bronze sculptures.
The exhibition records include an object list and the exhibition catalog. The object list is housed within box 1 of the Legion of Honor Exhibition Records and the catalog is stored within the Legion of Honor Exhibition Catalog collection.
Dates
- Creation: July 24-August 9, 1928
Creator
- Heller, Walter S. (Arranger, Person)
- Haas, Walter A., 1880-1979 (Arranger, Person)
- Stern, Sigmund, 1858-1928 (Arranger, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
At this time, the exhibition records are unavailable to the public and will only be made available to FAMSF staff upon request.
Biographical / Historical
Jacob Stern was an American businessman born in New York on April 5, 1851. He was one of the heirs of Levi Strauss & Co., which he inherited from his uncle Levi Strauss upon Strauss’ death in 1902. He was a San Francisco-based businessman and art collector. Known for a modest discernment and impressive taste in art, he kept a small collection of rare, high quality artworks. This collection he kept in his home where family and friends would visit to view them. He died in 1924.
Source: Catalogue of the Jacob Stern Loan Collection. San Francisco: California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1928. Exhibition catalogue.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (Included in the exhibition records are an object list and the exhibition catalog.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Abstract
On an indefinite loan, the Jacob Stern Loan Collection included 42 paintings and 7 bronzes from various European countries and the United States dating from the 17th to 19th centuries. The exhibition records span one folder plus a copy of the exhibition catalog.
Arrangement
The materials were separated by type and placed within their respective collections.
Separated Materials
Copies of the catalog are found within the archives catalog collection.
Subject
- Stern, Jacob, 1851-1924 (Owner, Person)
- Bonheur, Rosa, 1822-1899 (Artist, Person)
- Mauve, Anton, 1838-1888 (Artist, Person)
- Monet, Claude, 1840-1926 (Artist, Person)
- Putnam, Arthur, 1973-1930 (Artist, Person)
- Rosenthal, Tobias Edward, 1848-1917 (Artist, Person)
- Schille, Alice, 1869-1955 (Artist, Person)
- Twachtman, John Henry, 1853-1902 (Artist, Person)
- Barye, Antoine-Louis, 1796-1875 (Artist, Person)
- Currier, Joseph Frank, 1843-1909 (Artist, Person)
- Daubigny, Charles Francois, 1817-1878 (Artist, Person)
- Decamps, Alexandre-Gabriel, 1803-1860 (Artist, Person)
- Diaz de la Peña, Narcisse Virgile, 1807-1876 (Artist, Person)
- Dupre, Jules, 1811-1889 (Artist, Person)
- Jacque, Charles Emile, 1813-1894 (Artist, Person)
- Jongkind, Johan Barthold, 1819-1891 (Artist, Person)
- Lhermitte, Leon-Augustin, 1844-1925 (Artist, Person)
- Maris, Ferdinand Johannes Jacobus, 1873-1935 (Artist, Person)
- Michel, Georges, 1763-1843 (Artist, Person)
- Murillo, Bartolome Esteban, 1618-1682 (Artist, Person)
- Ruisdael, Jacob van, 1628 or 1629-1682 (Artist, Person)
- Schreyer, Christian Adolf, 1828-1899 (Artist, Person)
- Segantini, Giovanni, 1858-1899 (Artist, Person)
- Troubetzkoy, Paolo, Prince, 1866-1938 (Artist, Person)
Cultural context
- American (North American)
- Dutch (culture or style)
- French (culture or style)
- Italian (culture or style)
- Spanish (culture or style)
Geographic
Style / Period
Temporal
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Archives Repository
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
San Francisco California 94118 USA