In 1946, the artist Francis Rose completed a series of drawings to be included in The Gertrude Stein First Reader & Three Plays, by Gertrude Stein, which was first published in 1946. Three of these sketches are preserved in the Robert A. Wilson collection of Gertrude Stein materials at Johns Hopkins University. Two of these … Continue reading Illuminating Illustrations: Francis Rose and Gertrude Stein
Q.E.D. – Questions Ever Deferred
During Gertrude Stein's career, she had early difficulties getting published, leaving several of her works to be published posthumously. One of the earliest pieces she wrote after leaving medical school faced this fate, a text she titled “Q.E.D.,” which she seems to have placed in a drawer after completion and then forgotten. As described in The … Continue reading Q.E.D. – Questions Ever Deferred
The Invisible Collaboration Behind the Plain Edition
My sister recently published a novel and has spent the last two years learning the skills required for self-publication: editing, formatting, marketing, and more. After witnessing my sister’s escapades, I was interested in exploring Gertrude Stein’s own experiences with publishing her works. Between the years 1931 and 1933, Stein published five books with her partner … Continue reading The Invisible Collaboration Behind the Plain Edition
CURATING GERTRUDE STEIN 