Gertrude Stein knew her work would be misunderstood by many, and yet she was remarkably confident about her achievement. “I have been the creative literary mind of the century,” she said. “Think of the Bible and Homer, think of Shakespeare and think of me.” Born in Pennsylvania and raised in California, Stein moved to Paris in 1903, when the city was entering one of its most creative periods. One could even say that Stein, an advocate for the avant-garde, a champion of Cubism, curated it. Her literary salon at 27 rue de Fleurus, just off the street from the Luxembourg Gardens, was a meeting place for Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Picasso, and Matisse. She called them “The Lost Generation.” Meanwhile, The New York Times christened her apartment “the first museum of modern art.” This exhibition in Austin peers into Stein’s world, offering an intimate look at her book, manuscript, and art collections. Home items like cocktail napkins and hand towels illuminate her personal tastes even further. —Maggie Turner