Theresa Ferber Bernstein-Meyerowitz: A Portrait of American Realism Theresa Ferber Bernstein-Meyerowitz (March 1, 1890 – February 13, 2002) was an American artist, writer, and supercentenarian born in Kraków, Poland, and raised in Philadelphia. She received her art training in Philadelphia and New York City, which profoundly shaped her artistic vision and technique. Over nearly a century of creative output—spanning hundreds of paintings, several books, and journals—Bernstein established herself as a significant figure within the Ashcan School and New York Realism movements, capturing the spi…