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Peter (A Young English Girl)  1924

by Romaine Brooks

Peter depicts British painter Hannah Gluckstein, heir to a catering empire who adopted the genderless professional name Gluck in the early 1920s. By the time Brooks met her at one of Natalie Barney's literary salons, Gluckstein had begun using the name Peyter (Peter) Gluck. She unapologetically wore men's suits and fedoras, clearly asserting the association bet...

Size: 
36 1/8 x 24 1/2 in. (91.9 x 62.3 cm)
Medium: 
Oil on canvas
Credit: 
Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1970.70