Background
Sternberg was born in Meriden, Connecticut in 1920.
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Charlotte Joan Sternberg
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She attended Yale University and received a degree in fine art in 1942.
Career
Her parents encouraged her interest in art She painted portraits of injured and ill soldiers during World World War World War II
She resided in New England and found inspiration from the region for her work. While she primarily painted portraits in her early career, she is most recognized for her landscape.
She painted farms and small American towns.
Egg tempera was her preferred medium. Connecticut, from the United States Series, 1946, gouache on prepared paperboard sheet, Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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United States