The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
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1921 Harlem, New York City - 2010. Known for: Western genre-Indian, sculpture.
A sculptor and painter of western subjects and well known both in the Southwest and East Coast, Ernest Berke was born in Harlem, New York City in 1921 to a Romanian mother who designed clothes and a... Read full biography
A sculptor and painter of western subjects and well known both in the Southwest and East Coast, Ernest Berke was born in Harlem, New York City in 1921 to a Romanian mother who designed clothes and a Russian father, who was a sheet metal worker. At six years of age, his father, who recognized his... Read full biography
A sculptor and painter of western subjects and well known both in the Southwest and East Coast, Ernest Berke was born in Harlem, New York City in 1921 to a Romanian mother who designed clothes and a Russian father, who was a sheet metal worker. At six years of age, his father, who recognized his talent, encouraged him to pursue art. While working as an advertising illustrator for Sears & Roebuck for a number of years, Ernest became fascinated with the growing West, especially cowboys and... Read full biography
A sculptor and painter of western subjects and well known both in the Southwest and East Coast, Ernest Berke was born in Harlem, New York City in 1921 to a Romanian mother who designed clothes and a Russian father, who was a sheet metal worker. At six years of age, his father, who recognized his talent, encouraged him to pursue art. While working as an advertising illustrator for Sears & Roebuck for a number of years, Ernest became fascinated with the growing West, especially cowboys and Indians. A self-taught artist and anthropologist, Berke was a voracious reader. He met on a regular basis at a local New York City bookstore with a group who shared his interest in the West, and occasionally, Berke would also show his works there. When the... Read full biography
A sculptor and painter of western subjects and well known both in the Southwest and East Coast, Ernest Berke was born in Harlem, New York City in 1921 to a Romanian mother who designed clothes and a Russian father, who was a sheet metal worker. At six years of age, his father, who recognized his talent, encouraged him to pursue art. While working as an advertising illustrator for Sears & Roebuck for a number of years, Ernest became fascinated with the growing West, especially cowboys and Indians. A self-taught artist and anthropologist, Berke was a voracious reader. He met on a regular basis at a local New York City bookstore with a group who shared his interest in the West, and occasionally, Berke would also show his works there. When the New York Times reviewed his work, it was met with great interest, and he terminated his job to devote him... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (17)
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Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesRed Book Price Guide-1997 Western American Art
1997Southwest Art128 pagesMaster Index 1971-1993 Artists in Southwest Art
1993Southwest Art64 pagesThe Red Book Western American Price Index
1993Southwest Art126 pages300 Years of American Art (two volumes)
1986Zellman, Michael David1,102 pages (color)Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present
1984Opitz, Glenn B (editor)656 pagesContemporary Western Artists
1982Samuels, Peggy and Harold608 pages (color)Treasures of the American West Harrison Eiteljorg Collection
1981Eiteljorg, Harrison172 pages (color)Ernest Berke Paintings and Sculptures of the Old West
1980Wiggins, Walt144 pages (color)Arts in America/A Bibliography Volume 1 (Sculpture, the West etc)
1979Karpel, Bernard/Ruth Spiegel730 pagesSanta Fe Selects Contemporary Artists of the American West
1977
(Exhibition catalog)Santa Fe Festival of the Arts48 pages (color)The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West
1976Samuels, Peggy and Harold549 pagesWestern Painting Today
1975Hassrick, Royal B175 pages (color)A Collection of Western Art
1973Brinckerhoff, Sidney57 pages (color)Bronzes of the American West
1973Broder, Patricia Janis; Harold McCracken (Intro)429 pages (color)The West and Walter Bimson Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture
1971Steadman, William E223 pages (color)