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	Romaine Brooks...
		Romaine finally gained her independence at the age of twenty-one, with a small allowance wrung out of her mother by way of a lawsuit.
		The combination of notoriety and fame that kept Brooks' name alive in the early part of the century yielded in the 1930's to her concern for privacy, which became increasingly pathological as she withdrew from circles and quarreled with one friend after another.
		In the late 1960's Romaine was rediscovered and her works were donated to "The Barney House" at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington where they remain today in honor of Natalie Barney who was a substantial patroness to the Institute.
	members.cox.net /mesaproductioncompany/romaine_brooks.htm (1081 words)

	Romaine Brooks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Romaine Brooks [1] [2] (May 1, 1874 – December 7, 1970) was a bisexual painter of the Symbolist school.
		Brooks later received the Cross of the Legion of Honour in recognition of the service her art had been to France.
		Romaine Brooks is one of the notable female artists that constituted the Parisian "Left Bank" scene in the 1920s.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Romaine_Brooks (561 words)

	Romain Brooks
		The Romaine Brooks Exhibit held at the Berkeley Art Museum (as well as at the National Museum of Women in the Arts earlier in 2000) from October 11, 2000 through January 21, 2001 was the first West Coast Exhibition of her work.
		Romaine Brooks is a noted expatriate who lived in Europe and painted mostly portraits.
		"Brooks migrated from the parlors of her aristocratic sitters into another type of salon society, a largely lesbian and largely literary society that revolved around another culturally ambitious American heiress, Natalie Clifford Barney." Latimer also analyzes the show and its content in relation to its purpose as an introduction or survey of Brooks.
	www.queerculturalcenter.org /Pages/Brooks/BrooksResps.html (649 words)

	Romaine Brooks' Self-Portrait (1923)
		At at the age of 21 she sued her mother and won an annuity that allowed her to study in Italy from 1896 to 1899.
		Afterwards she opened a studio on the island of Capri and married in 1902 to John Ellingham Brooks, who was himself gay.
		Brooks' portrait of Barney called "L'Amazone" is considered to be one of her signature pieces.
	www.jssgallery.org /Other_Artists/Romaine_Brooks/Self-Portrait_1923.htm (561 words)

	HERSTORY Lesbians in the arts
		Brook's first exhibition, in Galleries Durand- Ruel in 1910, was a bit of a success, but sadly might have been the peak of her career.
		Brooks painted, La France Croisee a powerful painting that reflected her great respect of war women workers of the time and the face of that of dancer Ida Rubenstein, Brooks previous lover to Natalie Barney.
		Brooks found the male posting of Rahclyffe Hall and her lover Troubelbrigde ridiculous, and painted Trouble fridge in caricature - after which the friendship permanently was stained between the two couples.
	www.geocities.com /SoHo/Suite/9048/BROOKSimages.html (429 words)

	Romaine Brooks' Self-Portrait (1923)
		Her mother was emotionally distant and abusive forbidding her to even draw, though Romaine managed to do it in hiding.
		Afterwards she opened a studio on the island of Capri and married in 1902 to John Ellingham Brooks, who was himself gay.
		Brooks' portrait of Barney called "L'Amazone" is considered to be one of her signature pieces.
	jssgallery.org /Other_Artists/Romaine_Brooks/Self-Portrait_1923.htm (561 words)

	Romaine Brooks
		The milieu Brooks chose was the privileged, often eccentric demi-monde of wealthy aristocrats and expatriate writers, artists, intellectuals, and performers who gathered in Rome, London, Capri, Paris, and Florence.
		Brooks built her reputation as a painter through her work in portraits and patriotic propaganda during World War I. She was recognized for this work when awarded the French Legion of Honor.
		Romaine Brooks, née Beatrice Romaine Goddard (1874-1970) was born in Rome, Italy where her mother was traveling at the time.
	www.queertheory.com /histories/b/brooks_romaine.htm (720 words)

	ROMAINE BROOKS--BIBLIOGRAPHY
		Romaine Brooks, 1874-1970: [exhibition] 19 January-14 February 1976 [at] the Fine Art Society.
		Romaine Brooks' Portraits and the Performance of Lesbian Identities.
		The Dandy Redefined: the Construction of Identity in the Paintings of Romaine Brooks.
	www.ncf.edu /hassold/womentopics/brooks_bibliography.htm (174 words)

	Nathalie Barney - Romaine Brooks - Renée Vivien
		Wineretta Singer, daughter of the sewing machines, Gertrude Stein and her lover Alice B Toklas, the painter Romaine Brooks, Bryher, whose father was the richest man in Britain, and of course Natalie Barney, who became the centre of gay Paris, with her Friday salons at her 20 rue Jacob.
		Romaine Brooks was as tortured as Natalie was tolerant.
		Brooks said she did not care about vice or virtue as defined by religion or society; her reference was solely to her own emotions and aesthetic sensibility.
	www.arlindo-correia.com /060605.html (4584 words)

	Amazons in the Drawing Room: The Art of Romaine Brooks
		Brooks (née Goddard) was born in Rome in 1874 to prosperous American parents.
		Brooks had her first exhibition in Paris in 1910, where she was acknowledged as a painter of distinction and commended for paintings of elegance and subtlety.
		Brooks became increasingly reclusive and retreated to her home in southern France, where she died in 1970 at the age of 96.
	www.tfaoi.com /aa/1aa/1aa636.htm (1106 words)

	Our Miss Brooks: erotic and histrionic, the paintings of Romaine Brooks capture a cosmopolitan community of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		For decades, the atmospheric, somber portraits by Romaine Brooks (1874-1970) were marginalized by art history, considered belated and melancholic reflections of rarefied, fin de siecle taste.
		Although Brooks painted such celebrated figures of her time as Jean Cocteau, Carl Van Vechten and Gabriele D'Annunzio, it is her moody portrayals of independent women that consistently stop viewers in their tracks.
		Brooks was clearly amused by her friend's dandified appearance, bone-thin in foppish drag, complete with masculine-cut jacket, high collar, monocle, bobbed hair and imperiously arched eyebrows.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1248/is_3_90/ai_83794210 (431 words)

	Guerrilla Girls: Interview
		Romaine Brooks: We also heard from a gay white male, who was angry about having to pay the same as straight white males.
		Romaine Brooks: Even without discrimination, it is very hard to succeed as an artist.
		Romaine Brooks: Success in art is a matter of luck and timing as well as being good or having talent.
	www.guerrillagirls.com /interview (3779 words)

	Lawrence University Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Amy Mechowski, a 1996 summa cum laude graduate of Lawrence, presents "Lesbianism and Liminality: Romaine Brooks' Renegotiation of the Female Nude 'Le Trajet,'" at 4:15 p.m.
		Brooks, a cross-dressing woman living in Europe and involved in intimate relationships with both sexes, primarily painted portraits of Parisian elites.
		In her address, Mechowski will examine how Brooks used the painting not only as a means of sorting through her own uncertain identity but also for questioning conventions of femininity.
	www.lawrence.edu /dept/public_affairs/media/release/9798/mechowski.html (135 words)

	Romaine Brooks Artworks and Fine Art at arthistorynet.com
		Their Creatures 1930 Romaine Brooks pencil on paper sheet: 12 x 8 15/16 in.
		Supplication 1930 Romaine Brooks pencil on paper sheet: 11 15/16 x 8 15/16 in.
		Lethe 1930 Romaine Brooks pencil on paper sheet: 12 1/8 x 8 15/16 in.
	www.absolutearts.com /masters/b/brooks-romaine.html (503 words)

	glbtq >> arts >> Brooks, Romaine
		Brooks was finally allowed to join her mother, brother, and sister in Europe when she was twelve years old.
		Brooks traveled to Rome in 1898 and began to take free painting classes at the La Scuola Nazionale during the day while also studying at Circolo Artistico at night.
		Brooks later described that first trip to Capri as the happiest time of her life.
	www.glbtq.com /arts/brooks_r.html (787 words)

	Romaine Brooks
		In 1905, after leaving her husband with a generous annuity, Brooks cut her hair, donned men's clothes and returned to Paris, where she began painting the portraits for which she became renowned.
		In 1915 Brooks met and fell in love with the writer and salon patroness Natalie Barney, and they began a relationship that would last for fifty years.
		In 1920, Brooks was awarded the medal of the Legion of Honor from the French government.
	home.earthlink.net /~bigsismedia/brooksbio.html (601 words)

	National Museum of Women in the Arts
		Washington, D.C. Amazons in the Drawing Room: The Art of Romaine Brooks, the first major retrospective in over 30 years to showcase the work of this American expatriate artist, will be presented by the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) from June 29 to September 24, 2000.
		Her rebellious nature can be seen in her paintings of nudes, not traditionally the subject of women artists at that time, and in the androgynous appearance of some of her portraits.
		Brooks became increasingly reclusive and retreated to her home in southern France, where she died in1970 at the age of 96.
	www.nmwa.org /news/news.asp?newsid=50 (1054 words)

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		A defining biography of Natalie Barney and Romaine Brooks - pivotal figures in the cultural life of Paris in the 1920s and 30s, by the award-winning, bestselling author of 'Selkirk's Island'..
		Natalie and Romaine met in London during World War I and their partnership lasted until Natalie died 52 years later.
		Romaine achieved fame in her own lifetime and after as an artist.
	www.orionbooks.co.uk /HB-10813/Wild-Girls.htm (346 words)

	Amazon.com: Between me and life;: A biography of Romaine Brooks: Books: Meryle Secrest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Romaine Brooks' portraits captured a darker human essence, a psychological tapestry of secrets, earning her the title,"Thief of Souls".
		Archival fl and white photos of Romaine's family, friends, and fancies are also included, bringing us closer not only to the artist, but the woman.
		Secrest chronicles Brook's life in great detail; a frightful childhood of nurseries and substitutes, a superstitious and vengeful mother, psychological confusion, family disintegration, sexual liberation, wealth, and an artistic innovation that influenced future masters, including Picasso.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0385034695?v=glance (783 words)

	Part Two
		Romaine Brooks (1874-1970):Romaine Brooks was born in Rome to a wealthy family but was abandoned as a child in New York.
		In 1902 following the deaths of her both her mother and brother (both of whom were mentally unstable) Brooks inherited the family fortune which enabled her to independently pursue her art career and openly lesbian lifestyle with her companion of over forty years, the writer Natalie Barney.
		Brooks' portraits were primarily of women, and her palette of fl and white reflect the influence of James MacNeil Whistler.
	www.csupomona.edu /~plin/women2/part2.html (1290 words)

	Romaine Brooks ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
		"It is an honor for the Brooks to be selected as a venue for this important and moving Smithsonian exhibition," said Kaywin Feldman, Director of the Brooks.
		Romaine Brooks (1874-1970) was an American born to wealthy parents in Rome.
		The exhibition is an appealing blend of the nostalgic, the familiar and the futuristic and provides a compelling retrospective of the evolution of American popular and material culture from the 1930s to the 70s.
	wwar.com /masters/b/brooks-romaine.html (1906 words)

	Romaine Brooks :: The Epitome of Elegance
		The American expatriate painter, Romaine Goddard Brooks (1874-1970) invented lesbian chic; her Self-Portrait (1923) is the epitome of elegance.
		Long before HBO's L Word and lesbian chic there was Romaine Brooks and her circle.
		Brooks lived as exquisitely and marvelously as she painted.
	romainebrooks.com (283 words)

	Romaine Brooks
		La France Croisee 1914 Romaine Brooks oil on canvas 45 3/4 x 33 1/2 in.
		The Charwoman 1904 Romaine Brooks oil on canvas 30 3/8 x 40 1/2 in.
		Chasseresse 1920 Romaine Brooks oil on canvas 51 3/8 x 38 3/8 in.
	wwar.com /masters/b/brooks-romaine-works.html (251 words)

	CDGLCC:Programs and Services
		Concerts are held in the intimate (35 seat) setting of the Romaine Brooks Gallery on the 3rd floor of the CDGLCC, which is located in a residential neighborhood.
		The CDGLCC strives to be a true patron of the Arts with the Romaine Brooks Gallery as a must go to destination in the region.
		For more information about the Romaine Brooks Gallery or to schedule a show, please contact Michael Weidrich, Gallery Director, at rbg[at]cdglcc.org or at www.romainebrooksgallery.30art.com.
	www.cdglcc.org /prg_srv.htm (940 words)

	Matt & Andrej Koymasky - Famous GLTB - Romaine Brooks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Born in Rome, Italy, as Beatrice Romaine Goddard, but spent much of her early childhood in and around New York.
		From 1903 until 1904 she was married to John Ellington Brooks.
		In 1905 she moved to Paris, where she got a friendship with the writer Djuna Barnes, then a relationship with the writer Natalie Barney, with whom she lived for 55 years.
	andrejkoymasky.com /liv/fam/biob5/broo4.html (115 words)

	Learn more about Antonio de La Gandara in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Less than ten years later, young Gandara had become one of the favourite artists of the Paris elite.
		His models included Countess Greffulhe, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg, Princess of Chimay, Prince de Polignac, Prince de Sagan, Leconte de Lisle, Paul Verlaine, Leonor Uriburu de Anchorena, Sarah Bernhardt, Romaine Brooks, Jean Moreas, and Winnaretta Singer.
		Influenced by Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, his own unique skill is demonstrated in his portraits, in a simplicity with the finest details, or the serenity of his scenes of the bridges, parks, and streets of Paris.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /a/an/antonio_de_la_gandara_1.html (418 words)

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		Quick facts (Styles, locations, mediums, teachers, subjects, geography, etc.) (Romaine Brooks)
		Embodying the image of the "third sex" or woman trapped in a man's body in her androgynous female portraits, Romaine Brooks was an American citizen who spent most of her life in Paris fleeing from the physical abuse of her mother and insanity of her brother.
		Many of the subjects of Brooks portraits including her own self portrait (Smithsonian American Art Museum) were shown in tuxedoes with pinched (showing 500 of 4724 characters).
	www.askart.com /askart/b/romaine_beatrice_brooks/romaine_beatrice_brooks.aspx (268 words)

	CLAGS.org: Syllabi
		Write a tightly conceived, 3-4 page analysis of the Romaine Brooks exhibition at the Berkeley Art Museum.
		We will discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the symposium, the Romaine Brooks exhibition, and the Cultural Alternatives course material.
		We will try to imagine together the kinds of courses, events, and scholarship that might better serve those of us who would like to learn about feminist, lesbian, and gay histories--particularly interventions into the cultural sphere.
	web.gc.cuny.edu /clags/syllabi/latimer.htm (515 words)

	Amazon.com: Amazons in the Drawing Room : The Art of Romaine Brooks: Books: Whitney Chadwick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		This book presents itself as "comprehensive and definitive" on the art and life of Romaine Brooks but alas falls short of the goal.
		Additionally, the two essays are fine but hardly "definitive" as both are heavily indebted to the Secrest biography which is still the most thorough job on Brooks and inexplicably still out-of-print after 25 years.
		Still if you love Brook's art this is a must have as there is nothing else.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0520225651?v=glance (1334 words)

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