A Life Illuminated: The World of Florine Stettheimer Florine Stettheimer, a name that resonates with the spirit of early 20th-century American modernism, was an artist who defied easy categorization. Born in Rochester, New York, in 1871, she blossomed into a painter, poet, designer, and a central figure in the vibrant salon culture of New York City. Her life was one of deliberate artistic cultivation, shaped by both privilege and a determined independence that allowed her to forge a unique visual language. Stettheimer wasn’t merely *of* her time; she actively constructed a world within it, i…