Gertrude Stein & Alice B Toklas: A Presentation by Linda Loveland Reid
Sunday, May 4, 1-3pm
$15 Members/$20 non-members

Gertrude Stein, novelist, poet and avid art collector, ‘modestly’ commented that without her, some of the artists and writers that she promoted might not have emerged to take over the art world, such as Matisse and Picasso. Gertrude coined the phrase “lost generation” to describe Hemmingway and his circle. With her two brothers and life partner Alice B Toklas, she lived in Paris during the early movement of progressive art, stubbornly acquiring works that the general population found wildly odd. This is an in depth look at the author who wrote: Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose: the enigmatic Gertrude.

Linda Loveland Reid is an OLLI instructor for Sonoma State and Dominican Universities. She holds a B.A. in History and Art History from SSU, graduating cum laude. Other interests include two published novels available on Amazon, figurative and abstract painting, and directing community theater. Linda is on the board for SSU OLLI and chairs the Art Club with over 200 members. She also serves on the board of Sebastopol Center for the Arts, the Artist Workshop of Sonoma County, and the SSU/OLLI Advisory Board.