The Soul of Bear Stearns

Founded in 1923 by Joseph Ainslie Bear and Robert B. Stearns, Bear Stearns was a global investment bank and brokerage firm. Another participant in the subprime mortgage crisis, Bear Stearns was deemed “too big to fail” when the US Government agreed to contribute $28.82 billion towards helping Bear Stearns avoid bankruptcy. Bear Stearns was subsequently sold to JPMorgan Chase for pennies, where it would be killed off in a more palatable and less publicly disruptive manner.

18" by 18" Framed Art Print.