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ArtCurious Podcast

Episode #99: Cherchez La Femme, or The Woman Behind the Art--Gertrude Stein (Season 11, Episode 8)

ArtCurious Podcast

ArtCurious

Arts, History, Visual Arts

4.8847 Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In Season 11 of ArtCurious, we’re highlighting the lives and work of the women who supported some of the world’s favorite artists. Today, for our season finale, we’re discussing Gertrude Stein, a writer and art collector whose world-famous Paris salon was a meeting place for several giants of Modernism: Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Suzanne Valadon, and many more. Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on Spotify Twitter / Instagram / Facebook SPONSORS: Indeed: Listeners get a free $75 credit to upgrade your job post 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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anchorlightrolly.com. All of this current season are not curious. I have been declaring that we

0:45.4

should search la femme. Find the woman. Find the woman who is there behind the scenes waiting in the wings.

0:52.3

The woman who has made a big difference in an artist's

0:55.0

life and career. The mother who sat patiently for her portrait to be painted. The widow who believed

1:00.6

in her brother-in-law's artwork. The gallerist who stood on the margins of society to promote the

1:05.8

work that she loved. And then, there are the collectors. Oftentimes art collectors end up making an artist career. Collectors

1:14.3

drive the value of artworks up and down. They urge others to purchase works or to avoid a particular

1:20.2

artist or style or exhibition altogether. And sometimes they help make art happen by encouraging

1:26.2

the right people at the right time.

1:29.0

In Paris at the beginning of the 20th century, there was one woman whose influence made a

1:34.0

big difference in the lives of several big-name artists. Some people think that visual art is dry, boring, lifeless.

1:49.3

But the stories behind those paintings, sculptures, drawings, and photographs are weirder,

1:55.5

more outrageous, or more fun than you can imagine.

1:59.1

In Art Curious Season 11, we're highlighting the lives and work of the women who supported

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