Gertrude Stein, doyenne of American letters, is the center of two exhibitions in San Francisco. Accessibility links. ... But the exhibitions also reveal some lesser-known sides of Stein.

American writer Gertrude Stein left a profound mark on 20th-century modernism through her literary work and her enthusiastic patronage of avant-garde art. Read on for more facts about her ...

27 tells the story of Stein and Toklas’s relationship, alongside the luminaries they called friends and championed, including Picasso, Matisse, Man Ray, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Ernest Hemingway ...

Among the treasures was Picasso's 1905-06 portrait of Gertrude, looking like a cross between Madame Defarge and a statue from Easter Island.Stein loved the heavy, peasant-like intellectual ...

Stein’s art legacy is transmitted in the many commissions to artists of her time. Picasso’s portrait of her is probably the most famous one. Notorious, as Gertrude sat for it almost ninety times, ...

02/02/2024 February 2, 2024. Jewish art collector and writer Gertrude Stein was born 150 years ago. She was a lesbian icon, hosted Picasso and translated antisemitic speeches.

“Gertrude Stein Has Arrived”, read the tickertape snaking around the New York Times building, flashing breaking news to all who passed through Times Square.Over seven months, starting in October 1934, ...

Gertrude Stein, known for her experimental writing style, was an American writer whose home in Paris was a salon for the Cubist and experimental artist and writers.

Gertrude Stein's America: A Conversation with Phoebe Stein Wednesday, Nov. 20, 6-7:30 p.m. George Peabody Library. ... and her cheeky takes on movie stars and famous artists. 5:30 Doors open 6:00 ...