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9780306818431

Mona Lisa in Camelot

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  • ISBN13:

    9780306818431

  • ISBN10:

    0306818434

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-10-06
  • Publisher: Da Capo Pr
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Summary

In December 1962 Da Vinci'sMona Lisaset sail from Paris to New York for what was arguably the riskiest art exhibition ever mounted. The fragile icon traveled like a head of state, with armed guards and military surveillance, in a temperature-controlled vault. Masterminding the entire show was First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. For eighty-eight charmed days, "Lisa Fever" swept the nation as nearly two million Americans attended exhibits in Washington, D.C. and New York. It was the greatest outpouring of appreciation for a single work of art in American history and the beginning of our nation's love affair with the arts.Acclaimed biographer Margaret Leslie Davis "tells the tale in charming fashion" (USA Today), revealing a saga filled with international intrigue and the irresistible charm of Camelot and its queen.

Author Biography

Margaret Leslie Davis is the award-winning author of The Culture Broker, Rivers in the Desert, and the Los Angeles Times bestseller Dark Side of Fortune. She lives in Los Angeles.

Table of Contents

Author's Notep. ix
The Art Enthusiastsp. 3
A Whispered Promisep. 33
An Unexpected Requestp. 51
Bombshell in the Louvrep. 71
"La Joconde Must Not Leave!"p. 89
A Chat with the Mona Lisap. 105
The Queenly Voyagep. 121
The Director's Inspectionp. 131
An Evening to Rememberp. 151
"Let them See a Little Rembrandt, Too"p. 175
Manhattan Falls in Lovep. 189
The City of Light Beckonsp. 203
Epilogue: Final Bowsp. 219
Acknowledgmentsp. 233
Notesp. 235
Selected Bibliographyp. 259
Indexp. 263
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