@article{10.11648/j.ajad.20220704.18,
  author = {Melanie Enderle},
  title = {Justice for Jane: A Mid-Twentieth Century Confrontation Between an Artist, His Patron, and a Modern Woman},
  journal = {American Journal of Art and Design},
  volume = {7},
  number = {4},
  pages = {156-166},
  doi = {10.11648/j.ajad.20220704.18},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajad.20220704.18},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.ajad.20220704.18},
  abstract = {Secured within the archival material of the Smithsonian Archives of American Art and New York Public Library is a more than twenty-year correspondence between the American artist Everett Shinn and his benefactor, Poultney Bigelow. Their letters include updates on the New York social scene and invitations for visits. Many of their exchanges also contain racist comments and derogatory references to women by Bigelow and bawdy sketches by Shinn. But one specific letter from October 1942 stands apart from the others for its length and tone. In it, the artist, in the guise of protector, confronts his patron’s sexually offensive behavior toward Jane Huttenloch, a career-minded young woman. Examination of this letter, their overall correspondence, and their lifestyles sheds light on a revealing and disturbing series of conversations between the men and highlights how deeply their patriarchal values informed their attitudes and treatment of women. This paper adds to the lexicon of the eroding ideology of chauvinism and addresses changing ideals of womanhood in the mid-twentieth century, underscoring the history and long-held traditions that led to the early twenty-first century’s #MeToo Movement when sexual predation is no longer condoned and men who belittle women can expect to be called out and castigated.},
 year = {2022}
}

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T1  - Justice for Jane: A Mid-Twentieth Century Confrontation Between an Artist, His Patron, and a Modern Woman
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Y1  - 2022/12/08
PY  - 2022
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T2  - American Journal of Art and Design
JF  - American Journal of Art and Design
JO  - American Journal of Art and Design
SP  - 156
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PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2578-7802
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AB  - Secured within the archival material of the Smithsonian Archives of American Art and New York Public Library is a more than twenty-year correspondence between the American artist Everett Shinn and his benefactor, Poultney Bigelow. Their letters include updates on the New York social scene and invitations for visits. Many of their exchanges also contain racist comments and derogatory references to women by Bigelow and bawdy sketches by Shinn. But one specific letter from October 1942 stands apart from the others for its length and tone. In it, the artist, in the guise of protector, confronts his patron’s sexually offensive behavior toward Jane Huttenloch, a career-minded young woman. Examination of this letter, their overall correspondence, and their lifestyles sheds light on a revealing and disturbing series of conversations between the men and highlights how deeply their patriarchal values informed their attitudes and treatment of women. This paper adds to the lexicon of the eroding ideology of chauvinism and addresses changing ideals of womanhood in the mid-twentieth century, underscoring the history and long-held traditions that led to the early twenty-first century’s #MeToo Movement when sexual predation is no longer condoned and men who belittle women can expect to be called out and castigated.
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