Albert Herter

Albert Herter
Albert Herter
BornMarch 2, 1871 (1871-03-02)
DiedFebruary 25, 1950 (1950-02-26) (aged 78)
NationalityAmerican
Known forPaintings
Illustrations
Murals
Interior Decoration

Albert Herter (March 2, 1871 – February 15, 1950) was an American painter, illustrator, muralist, and interior designer. He was born in New York City, studied at the Art Students League with James Carroll Beckwith, then in Paris with Jean-Paul Laurens and Fernand Cormon.[1]

He came from an artistic family; his father, Christian Herter (1839–1883), had co-founded Herter Brothers, a prominent New York interior design and furnishings firm. Herter Brothers closed in 1906, and Albert founded Herter Looms in 1909, a tapestry and textile design-and-manufacturing firm that was, in a sense, successor to his father's firm.

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