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Sparhawk-Jones, Shoe Shop
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Key points
- The department store changed the way people shopped and provided new opportunities for social mobility and interaction between the classes in late 19th-century America.
- Sparhawk-Jones used loose brushwork to capture the fast-paced movement of people within the department store. Her choice of subject for this painting emphasized the increased freedom of women in the modern city—a freedom that Sparhawk-Jones also enjoyed.
- Women in the early 20th century were increasingly engaged with fighting for their rights, and finally won the right to vote in 1920 with the passage of the 19th Amendment.
Go deeper
Learn more about this painting from the Art Institute of Chicago
Read an interview with Elizabeth Sparhawk-Jones
Learn about the evolution of the department store
What was it like to work in a shoe factory in the early 20th century?
Learn more about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
How did women become political and social activists in early 20th century?
Why did American artists embrace the Impressionist style to depict modern life?
More to think about
The Shoe Shop highlights the relationship of the department store to economic and social conditions in the U.S during the early 20th century. How do you think contemporary shopping practices reflect economic and social conditions in the early 21st century?
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