Author Interview: Barbara Bloemink's "Florine Stettheimer: A Biography"

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ArtCurious

Arts, History, Visual Arts

4.8 • 847 Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Recently I interviewed art historian, curator, and museum director Barbara Bloemink, who shared the backstory of one of the most fascinating artists of the early 20th century: American artist Florine Stettheimer. 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, Four Saints in Three Acts. 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. Florine Stettheimer: A 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. Please enjoy this bonus episode, featuring my discussion, via Zoom, with Barbara Bloemink. New episodes of ArtCurious coming soon! Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on Spotify Twitter / Instagram / Facebook Don’t forget to show your support for our show by purchasing ArtCurious swag from TeePublic! Buy Florine Stettheimer: A Biography SPONSORS: BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month of counseling Want to advertise/sponsor our show? We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email [email protected] or click the link below to get started. https://www.advertisecast.com/ArtCuriousPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.8	Hi there again, listeners. Jennifer back again with another bonus episode for your listening pleasure.
0:36.0	Today's interview features an awesome new book by
0:38.5	art historian Barbara Blumick, whose book, Florine Stettheimer, a biography, is the comprehensive
0:44.6	book on the artist and establishes her as one of the most innovative creators of the early 20th century.
0:51.0	Florine Stettheimer was a feminist, a multimedia artist, who documented New York
0:55.9	City's growth as the center of cultural life, finance, and entertainment between the World
1:01.2	Wars. During her first 40 years, spent mostly in Europe, Florine Stettheimer studied academic
1:07.2	painting and was aware of the earliest modern styles prior to most American artists.
1:13.0	Returning to New York, she and her sisters led an acclaimed salon for major avant-garde
1:18.1	critical figures, including Marcel Duchamp, Stiglitz Circle, and numerous poets, dancers,
1:23.9	and writers. During her life, Stadheimer showcased her innovative paintings in more than
1:28.9	40 of the most important museum exhibitions and salons. She also wrote poetry, designed unique
1:35.5	furniture, and gained international fame for the sets and costumes she created for the Avant-Garde
1:41.3	Opera, Four Saints in three acts. Stettheimer's work was also socially progressive.
1:46.6	She painted several identity-issue paintings, addressing African-American segregation, Jewish bigotry,
1:53.6	fluid sexuality, and women's new independence. This biography presents one of the first
1:59.1	comprehensive readings of Stettheimer's art.
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