Dr. Henry Adams, Samuel Sosland Curator of American Art at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art writes in an FS Exhibition Catalog of 1988: "In the mid - 1930s Shane changed his technique, incorporating a combination of tempera underpainting with resin-oil glazes."

"Fred could not resist poking fun at the impassioned woman with raised arms in the center, who exemplifies the intoxicating pleasure of spinning artistic theories and making critical judgments. For all the satire, however, Fred presented these figures sympathetically. One feels that he admired their dedication to artistic pursuits."