Florine Stettheimer, Soireé, c. 1917, oil on canvas, 81 x 85 cm (courtesy of the Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Florine and Ettie Stettheimer Papers)
Barbara Bloemink considers painter Florine Stettheimer's important, but often overlooked, contributions as a feminist.
Bloemink writes: "Stettheimer never painted 'fantasies' — her works are all based on factual, thoroughly researched details — and her style and subject matter were carefully chosen. She prophetically chose to portray unique subjects, including race, sexual orientation, gender, and religion, in an equitable and open fashion."
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Hyperallergic
