Bibliograph

Mona Lisa in Camelot, how Jacqueline Kennedy and Da Vinci's masterpiece charmed and captivated a nation, Margaret Leslie Davis

Type

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Mona Lisa in Camelot, how Jacqueline Kennedy and Da Vinci's masterpiece charmed and captivated a nation, Margaret Leslie Davis

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mona Lisa in Camelot

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

227327964

Responsibility statement

Margaret Leslie Davis

Sub title

how Jacqueline Kennedy and Da Vinci's masterpiece charmed and captivated a nation

Summary

In 1962, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy tirelessly campaigned to debut Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" in New York. And as only Jacqueline Kennedy could do, she infused America's first museum blockbuster show with a unique sense of pageantry, igniting a national love affair with the arts

Table Of Contents

Art enthusiasts -- Whispered promise -- Unexpected request -- Bombshell in the Louvre -- La Joconde must not leave -- Chat with the Mona Lisa -- Queenly voyage -- Director's inspection -- Evening to remember -- "Let them see a little Rembrandt, too" -- Manhattan falls in love -- City of light beckons -- Final bows

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