{"product_id":"florine-stettheimer-a-biography-hardcover","title":"Florine Stettheimer: A Biography - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarbara Bloemink\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLauded by the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e as one of \"The Best Books of 2022 So Far,\" this comprehensive biography establishes Florine Stettheimer as one of the most innovative artists of the early twentieth century.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Florine Stettheimer was a feminist, multi-media artist who documented New York City's growth as the center of cultural life, finance, and entertainment between the World Wars. During her first forty years, spent mostly in Europe, Florine Stettheimer studied academic painting and was aware of the earliest modernist styles prior to most American artists. Returning to New York, she and her sisters led an acclaimed salon for major avant-garde cultural figures including Marcel Duchamp, the Stieglitz circle, and numerous poets, dancers, and writers. During her life, Stettheimer showed her innovative paintings in more than forty of the most important museum exhibits and salons. She also wrote poetry, designed unique furniture, and gained international fame for the sets and costumes she created for the avant-garde opera, \u003ci\u003eFour Saints in Three Acts\u003c\/i\u003e. Stettheimer's work was also socially progressive: she painted several identity-issue paintings, addressing African American segregation, Jewish bigotry, fluid sexuality, and women's new independence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This biography presents one of the first comprehensive readings of Stettheimer's art. Barbara Bloemink establishes Stettheimer's place as one of the twentieth century's most significant and progressive artists and examines why her unique work remains relevant today. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Bloemink\u003c\/b\u003e is an expert on Florine Stettheimer's work. She has written extensively on Stettheimer and co-curated the artist's 1995 Whitney Museum Retrospective. Formerly the director and chief curator of five art museums, including the Smithsonian's National Design Museum and the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum, Bloemink has curated over seventy exhibitions, published extensively, and lectured and taught internationally on art and design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.57 x 10.16 x 7.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767232102688,"sku":"9783777438344","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d1fb411603d54fa709827af112438140.webp?v=1780307156","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/florine-stettheimer-a-biography-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}