Agnes Elizabeth Ernst Meyer
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Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Accession Number
NPG.88.4.F
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Art Historical Context
In 1914, Mexican artist and caricaturist Marius deayas captured the vibrant spirit of Agnes Elizabeth Ernst Meyer this striking print portrait. De Zayas, a key figure in New York's avant-garde scene and associate of Alfred Stieglitz's 291 gallery, was renowned for his innovative caricatures that blended sharp wit with emerging modernist styles. Meyer, a pioneering journalist, reporter, philanthropist, political activist, social reformer, emerges here as a multifaceted icon—patron of the arts whose influence bridged intellectual and cultural worlds during a transformative era just before World ...