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from 1978 to 1991. As newly appointed executive director, he took the gallery into the nascent field of late 19th-early 20th century
California paintings, becoming the first art gallery in the U.S. to develop a national clientele for this style. He is credited with coining the term "California
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in 1946, and came to the United States in 1955. He began working in the art business from a young age, growing up as the second son of
Frederic Stern, an art dealer who specialized in 19th century French painting. Stern's older brother,
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Scottsdale and was consultant on the founding of the Fleischer Museum which opened in 1990. It was the first museum in the U.S. dedicated to
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Jean Stern serves on the Board of
Directors of the California Art Club, the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association and is on the advisory board of the California Heritage Museum.
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California: The Southland, published in 1982 by Ruth Lilly Westphal. This was the first book on Southern California painting to gain national distribution.
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Executive Director, The Irvine Museum (1992 - Present)
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