Spring Sale at Bendel’s NATZ VER!!!!

When was Spring Sale at Bendel’s made?

1921

When/where was Stettheimer born?

Rochester, New York, 1871

Where did Stettheimer spend most of her childhood and young adulthood?

Europe

Why did Stettheimer’s father leave his family?

He immigrated to Australia

After _____, Stettheimer lived in an apartment New York

1914

Who did Stettheimer live with in New York?

Her mother Rosetta and sister Carrie

What did Stettheimer and her family do in New York togetether?

Host artistic gatherings

What important members of the New York art world did Stettheimer make?

Carl Van Vechten, Alfred Stieglitz, and Marcel Duchamp

Why did Stettheimer’s style not fit in with “traditional” modernism?

It did not fit in with Stieglitz’s definitions of Modernism and she also lacked formal training

Who describes Stettheimer’s style as “fantasy and reality all mixed up”?

Her friend, O’Keeffe

True or false: Due to her subjects being “vulgar”, Stettheimer did not associate with intellectual groups

False

What subjects did Stettheimer depict that were “vulgar” to many critics?

People on beaches, Broadway plays, advertising signage, marching bands, and beauty pageants

What artists in the 1930s were very successful depicting similar subject matter to Stettheimer?

Kenneth Hayes Miller, Edward Hopper, and Reginald Marsh

Who photographed Stettheimer in 1931?

Arnold Genthe

By when was most men’s clothing sold ready to wear?

1900

Ladies Home Journal estimated _____ of women’s clothing were handmade

3/4

Ladies’ Home Journal was a ….

Women’s magazine

When did Stettheimer paint Joseph Hergehsheimer?

1923

By 1920, ____________ claims department stores had become a “cultural institution”

Vicki Howard

How did popular culture glamorize department stores?

As sites where women exerted their power as consumers

Howard estimates that by the mid-1920s, there were _________ department stores in the US

4,500-5,000

Department stores were found on ________ of most towns

Main street

How did department stores control the flow of crowds?

By increasing square footage and adding escalators

What did 19th century department stores often stress?

Luxury ambience, exquisite tearooms, and expensive materials

How did owners make department stores feel more approachable?

Advertising deals, chains with predictable layouts, cheaper interior materials, and mail-order operations

What could a customer order in a mail-order operation?

Children’s clothes to prefabricated HomeKits (basically anything)

What marks the women in Spring Sale at Bendel’s as flappers?

Bobbed hair

A woman wearing what seems to swoon from all the drama?

Blue and white lingerie

Spring Sale at Bendel’s blends _____ and ______ culture

High and popular

In what places does Stettheimer apply paint thickly?

Feathers, plumes, and textiles

The color palette of Spring Sale is mostly…

Warm and saturated

What colors are MOST noticeable in Spring Sale?

Violet, orange, red, yellow, and jade-green

What color is often used to represent accents?

Jade-green

The color combinations are….

Jarring

Who describes Spring Sale as “camp sensibility”?

Linda Nochlin

How can Persian miniature painting be described?

Brightly colored, focus on dress and accessories, incredible detail

When was The Adoration of the Golden Calf painted?

1634

What medium is used for Spring Sale?

Oil on canvas