(From info card)
"Elizabeth Sparhawk-Jones centered her early work on representations of women in modern, urban spaces: nursemaids at home, women strolling in the park, and shoppers and store clerks. In 1911 department stores were a recent but important urban institution, and Shoe Shop depicts the predominantly female employees of one such store assisting customers. This modern subject is painted in a rapid, painterly style with particular attention paid to effects of light and atmosphere. Strongly influenced by William Merritt Chase, Sparhawk-Jones's early work constitutes a highly personal version of Impressionism."
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