
A Gilded Glimpse: Florine Stettheimer’s “Spring Sale at Bendel’s” and the Art of Theatrical Femininity
Florine Stettheimer’s 1921 painting is more than a whimsical portrait of department store glam. It’s a kaleidoscopic critique of gender, consumerism, and cultural performance in Jazz Age New York.
“The Agnew Clinic”: Thomas Eakins’ Masterwork at the Crossroads of Art, Science and Societal Consciousness
Thomas Eakins’ The Agnew Clinic (1889) is a painting that stands as a monumental portrayal of modern medical science. At once arresting and reverent, it captures a pivotal moment in North American medical history with an intensity and detail that continues to stir viewers more than a century later.