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She spent part of this time separated from her family, hidden in a neighbour’s attic.\r\n\r\nSternberg began painting at a very young age and later hand painted messages on handkerchiefs for American soldiers to take back home as gifts for loved ones. She went on to design for her father’s new business, Forma, which manufactured women’s undergarments and bathing suits.\r\n\r\nWhen the war was over, Sternberg moved to London and worked as a textile and fashion designer for well-known brands and others, including Zika Ascher, Caprice, Forma, Franco-Suisse, O.W. Loeb and Peter Pan Foundations. Her work is characterised by a vivid use of colour, playful motifs and symmetrical patterns. Her deep understanding of fashion and style and knowledge of how to design for textile production are also evident in her designs.\r\n\r\nIn 1957, she married Jonathan Sternberg (1919-2018), an American orchestra conductor, and moved to New York with  their young family. Later settling in Chestnut Hill in Philadelphia, she continued to practice an artist and ran a local  drawing group until her death in 2000.\n\nThis painted sketch of a fashionably dressed female figure decorates the front board of Ursula Hertz-Sternberg's folder of designs for textiles and dress. Originally submitted to Ascher as part of an entry competition. The artist won 3rd prize and worked for the Ascher Studio for a year and subsequently as a free-lance designer for Asher. \r\n\r\nThis bold and colourful board demonstrates the importance the designer gave to overall presentation. The inscriptions are in watercolour and read ‘Sender Ursula Sternberg-Hertz London 30 Ch. De Boitsfort Bruxelles  and Ascer Wigmore Street London. The folder is held together with a green velvet ribbon.","physicalDescription":"Artist's folder comprising two boards, hinged with green velvet ribbon. 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