Meyer Bernstein, Gerda
Size: 1.2 Linear feet
Summary: The papers of installation artist Gerda Meyer Bernstein measure 1.2 linear feet and date from 1973 to 2015. Included are biographical materials, correspondence, ten notebooks, scattered general project files, printed material, digital recordings of interviews, and a video recording concerning Meyer Bernstein's installation Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries .
Gerda Meyer Bernstein (1923-2024) was a Chicago, Illinois installation artist whose works comment on global issues and crises and include a number of installations dedicated to Holocaust remembrance. She used non-traditional materials including discarded objects. Read More
The collection was donated in 2015 by Gerda Meyer Bernstein.
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