In 2000 his life and work were celebrated by a major retrospective exhibition: "No Sun Without Shadow: The Art of Harry Sternberg" at the Museum–California Center for the Arts, Escondido, California. The catalog of this exhibition was researched and written by Ellen Fleurov the Museum director. Harry Sternberg died on November 27, 2001 in Escondido. He had previously written and published two books: a book on composition called "Composition: The Anatomy of Picture Making", and a book on woodblock cutting and printing called "Woodcut".