▁Journal ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Medical ▁Association , ▁which ▁used ▁Sho e ▁Sh op ▁as ▁its ▁March ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁cover , ▁described ▁S par h awk - J ones ▁as ▁" w itt y , ▁spir ited , ▁and ▁tal ented ". ▁She ▁received ▁positive ▁critical ▁attention ▁for ▁her ▁paint ings , ▁but ▁S par h awk - J ones ▁did ▁not ▁enjoy ▁and ▁avoided ▁prom oting ▁her ▁work . ▁ ▁Her ▁painting ▁Sh op ▁Girls ▁ ▁was ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁Art ▁Institute ▁of ▁Chicago ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁intention ▁to ▁pick ▁" ey e - po pping " ▁or ▁" l ittle ▁master pie ces ▁of ▁compact ness ▁and ▁stim ulation " ▁from ▁American ▁artists ' ▁works ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th - century . ▁Now ▁in ▁the ▁Art ▁Institute ' s ▁collection , ▁Sh op ▁Girls ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁woman ' s ▁painting ▁bought ▁by ▁the ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁American ▁Art ▁of ▁the ▁Art ▁Institute . ▁It ▁was ▁purchased ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁from ▁S par h awk - J ones ▁for ▁$ 5 5 0 . ▁Women ' s ▁paint ings ▁were ▁not ▁generally ▁as ▁rever ed ▁as ▁paint ings ▁by ▁men , ▁which ▁could ▁fetch ▁several ▁thousands ▁of ▁dollars ▁per ▁painting ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁The ▁painting ▁was ▁made ▁into ▁a ▁poster ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Department ▁of ▁Labor , ▁which ▁had ▁the