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Jeanne Mammen, She Represents, c. 1928, watercolour and pencil on paper, 42 x 30.4 cm, private collection.

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Jeanne Mammen, She Represents, c. 1928, watercolour and pencil on paper, 42 x 30.4 cm, private collection.

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George Bellows,Both Members of This Club, 1909. Oil on canvas, 115x 160.5 cm

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George Bellows,Both Members of This Club, 1909. Oil on canvas, 115x 160.5 cm

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Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, untitled, 1900, photograph: glass negative, 12.7 x 17.78 cm, George Grantham Bain Collection

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Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, untitled, 1900, photograph: glass negative, 12.7 x 17.78 cm, George Grantham Bain Collection

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New York: Nightlife of the Depression, showcases the Scandalous scene of nights in New York in the early 1900's. When it was common to ignore the laws of high society and to embellish in the pleasure’s life had to offer.

She Represents, depicts a liberated, androgynous woman enjoying a raucous party in a lesbian bar. She plays on the differences between the central figures; one distinctly butch and the other very feminine.

Both Members of This Club is a reference to the practice in private athletic clubs of introducing the contestants to the audience as “both members” to circumvent the Lewis Law of 1900 that had banned public boxing matches in New York State. Boxing was a controversial subject, but the interracial theme made this painting even more so, especially since the black boxer appears to be winning the match.

Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, hailed as the "Mother of Dada," was a trailblazing figure in the New York art scene. With origins in Germany, she settled in New York following a series of life events. Collaborating with notable artists such as Marcel Duchamp, she crafted pioneering proto-Dadaist artworks and experimental sound poetry. Her eccentric persona, marked by unconventional dress and behavior, solidified her prominence within the Dada movement.