Strange Impressions

Romaine Brooks

Brooks was known for her bold and darkly painted feminist portraits, challenging gender and sexuality stereotypes in her art. She defied the trend of disfiguring women in art and instead portrayed them with personhood and power. Despite her influence in modernist circles being overlooked, a new publication seeks to bridge the gap between her art and her identity, exploring her role as an artist in the early twentieth century in relation to gender and sexuality.