Margaret Leslie Davis discusses and signs Mona Lisa in Camelot

11/17/2008 7:00 pm
Location: 
Street:
Vroman's Bookstore
Additional:
695 E. Colorado Blvd
City:
Pasadena
,
Province:
California
Postal Code:
91101
Country:
United States




In 1963, “Lisa Fever” swept the United States for 88 days as the Mona Lisa was displayed in Washington, D.C. and New York. The exhibition was no tiny feat, and took a great deal of convincing by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, the mastermind of the operation who believed the arts could unify and enhance our nation. Mona Lisa in Camelot is the account of the resistance she met and overcame, and the monumental move of the beloved painting.

 

 

 

$24.95
ISBN-13: 9780738211039
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Da Capo Press, 11/2008