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SUMMARY:Book Club: Strapless: John Singer Sargent and the Fall of Madame X
DESCRIPTION:NOMA’s book club meets monthly to discuss fiction and non-fiction books related to art in the museum’s collection and exhibitions.  \nIt is an informal group open to anyone on a month-to-month basis. You do not have to attend every meeting or read every book to participate. In addition to monthly book discussions\, the book club meets periodically for curatorial programs related to the book selections.  \nBooks are selected in advance and planned according to the museum’s exhibition schedule. Participants are expected to procure their own copy of the titles. Selections are also available at the NOMA Museum Shop\, where museum members receive a 10% discount. \nRegister Now \nMeetings are held in person or via Zoom. All meetings begin at 12 pm. For more information or questions\, please email programs@noma.org. \n\nAbout the Book\nStrapless: John Singer Sargent and the Fall of Madame X\nby Deborah Davis\n\n\nThe subject of John Singer Sargent’s most famous painting was twenty-three-year-old New Orleans Creole Virginie Gautreau\, who moved to Paris and quickly became the “it girl” of her day. A relative unknown at the time\, Sargent won the commission to paint her; the two must have recognized in each other a like-minded hunger for fame. \nUnveiled at the 1884 Paris Salon\, Gautreau’s portrait generated the attention she craved-but it led to infamy rather than stardom. Sargent had painted one strap of Gautreau’s dress dangling from her shoulder\, suggesting either the prelude to or the aftermath of sex. Her reputation irreparably damaged\, Gautreau retired from public life\, destroying all the mirrors in her home. \nDrawing on documents from private collections and other previously unexamined materials\, and featuring a cast of characters including Oscar Wilde and Richard Wagner\, Strapless is a tale of art and celebrity\, obsession and betrayal.
URL:https://noma.org/event/book-club-strapless/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
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