Florine Stettheimer
- Introduction
- Florine Stettheimer (August 19, 1871 – May 11, 1944) was an American modernist painter, feminist, theatrical designer, poet, and salonnière. Stettheimer developed a feminine, theatrical painting style depicting her friends and experiences of New York City. She painted the first feminist nude self-portrait, executed paintings depicting controversial issues of race and sexual preference, depicted the leisure activities and parties of her family and friends. With her sisters, she hosted a salon that attracted members of the avant-garde. In the mid-1930s, Stettheimer created the stage designs and costumes for Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thomson's avant-garde opera, Four Saints in Three Acts. She is best known for her four monumental works illustrating what she considered to be New York City's "Cathedrals": Broadway, Wall Street, Fifth Avenue, and New York's three major art museums. During her lifetime, Stettheimer exhibited her paintings at more than 40 museum exhibitions and salons in New York and Paris. In 1938, when the curator of the Museum of Modern Art sent the first exhibition of American art to Europe, Stettheimer and Georgia O'Keeffe were the only women whose work was included. Following her death in 1944, her friend Marcel Duchamp curated a retrospective exhibition of her work at the Museum of Modern Art in 1946. It was the museum's first retrospective exhibition of work by a woman artist. After her death, Stettheimer's paintings were donated to museums throughout the United States. In addition to her many paintings and costume and set designs, Stettheimer designed custom frames for her paintings and matching furniture, and wrote humorous, often biting poetry. A book of her poetry, Crystal Flowers, was published privately and posthumously by her sister Ettie Stettheimer in 1949.
- Wikidata
- Q5461886
- Introduction
- American artist and set designer, New York City.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Roles
- Artist, Designer, Painter
- Names
- Florine Stettheimer, Stettheimer
- Ulan
- 500011029
Exhibitions
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508: According to the Laws of Chance
Ongoing
MoMA
Collection gallery
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509: New York City, 1920s
Ongoing
MoMA
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509: Florine Stettheimer and Company
Oct 21, 2019–Oct 12, 2020
MoMA
Collection gallery
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American Modern: Hopper to O’Keeffe
Aug 17, 2013–Jan 26, 2014
MoMA
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Stage Pictures: Drawing for Performance
Mar 11–Sep 7, 2009
MoMA
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Florine Stettheimer Costume designs for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume designs for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (Mars: Adolph Bolm) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts (recto); Untitled (verso) c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (Wave Drawing Aphrodite on a Dolphin) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (Ariadne on a Panther) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (Androcles and the Lion) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design for the artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (Procession: Zizim of Persia, Agnes of Bourganeuf, the Unicorn, and Pierre d’Aubusson) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (Georgette) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (Georgette) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (Euridice and the Snake) for the artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (Orpheus: Nijinsky) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (First Rush, Esclave) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (St. Francis of Assisi) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (First Rush without Panther) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (First Rush) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (Modele femme) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (Modele homme) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (First Rush) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (Mars Brandishing Sword) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (Euridice and the Snake) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (Georgette Dupetit) for the artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (Georgette) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (Mars) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (Georgette) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (Leda) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (Orpheus and Georgette) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Scenery design (Avenue des Champs-Elysées) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (Apache Girl) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (Euridice and the Snake, Two Tango Dancers, and St. Francis) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (Adonis and Boar) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (Wave Drawing Aphrodite on a Dolphin) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (Procession: Zizim of Persia, Agnes de Bourganeuf, and the Unicorn) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (Europa) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (Perseus, Dragon, and Andromache) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts, _Costume design (_Perseus, Dragon, and Andromache_) for artist's ballet_ Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (Night-Cloud and Diana) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design (Ariadne) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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Florine Stettheimer Costume design for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts c. 1912
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