Gertrude Stein's Poodle

Born on this day in 1874, Gertrude Stein is renowned for many things: her avant-garde writing and poetry, her covetable modernist art collection, her Parisian salon where she would critique and mentor young artists, her long-term relationship with Alice B. Toklas, the list goes on. What is not so commonly known about the American Francophile however is her devotion to her dogs – especially her poodle Basket and hi...