Eveline Hutchins’s Search for a Self

1919

This flow traces Eveline Hutchins’s movement from sheltered artistic aspiration through romance, war work, and a late attempt at domestic stability.

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A Protected Childhood A Protected Childhood from "1919". A Protected Childhood Family and imagination Eveline Hutchins grows up in a minister’s household, where affection and discipline coexist with narrow…

A Protected Childhood from "1919". A Protected Childhood Family and imagination Eveline Hutchins grows up in a minister’s household, where affection and discipline coexist with narrow…

A Protected Childhood Family and imagination Eveline Hutchins grows up in a minister’s household, where affection and discipline coexist with narrow expectations for girls. Art as possibility Her early painting and literary interests give her a language for desire beyond domestic routine. Admiration from Sally Emerson opens a glimpse of a larger artistic world.

The Dirk Disappointment The Dirk Disappointment from "1919". The Dirk Disappointment A romantic awakening Eveline Hutchins falls for Dirk McArthur, whose attention makes her feel newly desirable.

The Dirk Disappointment from "1919". The Dirk Disappointment A romantic awakening Eveline Hutchins falls for Dirk McArthur, whose attention makes her feel newly desirable.

The Dirk Disappointment A romantic awakening Eveline Hutchins falls for Dirk McArthur, whose attention makes her feel newly desirable. Their car crash and his refusal to marry expose how little control she has over the meaning of the affair. Turning toward work Rather than surrender to family shame, she asks for money to start a decorating business with Eleanor Stoddard. Professional independence becomes her next attempt to author her own life.

The Affair in Santa Fe The Affair in Santa Fe from "1919". The Affair in Santa Fe A search for intensity Eveline Hutchins becomes involved with José O’Riely, imagining that an affair with an artist will make her life…

The Affair in Santa Fe from "1919". The Affair in Santa Fe A search for intensity Eveline Hutchins becomes involved with José O’Riely, imagining that an affair with an artist will make her life…

The Affair in Santa Fe A search for intensity Eveline Hutchins becomes involved with José O’Riely, imagining that an affair with an artist will make her life consequential. Exposure and retreat His wife discovers the drawings and confronts her. Eveline conceals the affair from her father and loses the relationship, discovering that romantic intensity does not guarantee solidarity or freedom.

Paris and the Red Cross Paris and the Red Cross from "1919". Paris and the Red Cross A new departure Eveline Hutchins leaves the United States for Red Cross work in Paris, seeking distance from family expectations and…

Paris and the Red Cross from "1919". Paris and the Red Cross A new departure Eveline Hutchins leaves the United States for Red Cross work in Paris, seeking distance from family expectations and…

Paris and the Red Cross A new departure Eveline Hutchins leaves the United States for Red Cross work in Paris, seeking distance from family expectations and the political atmosphere at home. An unfinished independence She builds friendships and pursues romance, but her work and social life remain entangled with powerful men and institutions. War enlarges her world without resolving her dependence on approval.

Marriage to Paul Johnson Marriage to Paul Johnson from "1919". Marriage to Paul Johnson A quieter attachment Eveline Hutchins grows close to Paul Johnson, whose modesty contrasts with the grand claims and polished…

Marriage to Paul Johnson from "1919". Marriage to Paul Johnson A quieter attachment Eveline Hutchins grows close to Paul Johnson, whose modesty contrasts with the grand claims and polished…

Marriage to Paul Johnson A quieter attachment Eveline Hutchins grows close to Paul Johnson, whose modesty contrasts with the grand claims and polished authority around her. Their relationship becomes intimate amid postwar uncertainty. A precarious resolution Eveline becomes pregnant and agrees to marry him, hoping a shared life will restore meaning. Her choice is real, but it grows from loneliness and disappointment as much as from confidence.

During Eveline Hutchins’s Chicago childhood

After Eveline Hutchins returns from Europe

During Eveline Hutchins’s return to Santa Fe

After the United States enters the war

After the 1919 May Day demonstrations