Gertrude Stein's America: A Conversation with Phoebe Stein
Gertrude Stein's America: A Conversation with Phoebe Stein
Gertrude Stein scholar and cousin Phoebe Stein will be joined by Gabrielle Dean, curator of Gertrude Stein in Circles: Spheres of Life and Writing, to discuss Stein’s geographically distant, but psychologically deep-rooted, relationship to her native United States.
Advance registration requested on events.jhu.edu
Gertrude Stein (1874–1946), who attended the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in one of the first classes to admit women, developed her pioneering literary career in Paris, but always centered her American identity. She was less explicit about her Jewish heritage and queer sexuality, yet lived openly with the woman she considered her wife, Alice B. Toklas. From her favorite U.S. President, to her naive nationalism, to her heroic wartime experiences and deeply troubling allegiances, to her cheeky takes on movie stars and famous artists, Stein’s politics, prejudices, and perspectives on American culture in her time have surprising relevance today.
Program
- 6:00 Reception and Exhibition Viewing
- 6:30 Program and Q&A
This program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Gertrude Stein in Circles: Spheres of Life and Writing, on view at the George Peabody Library through March 2, 2025.
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Photo credit: Portrait by Carl Van Vechten, 1935