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| Degas - 'Women combing their hair' c. 1875 |
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| John Sloan - women combing their hair on Manhattan rooftop - c. 1913 |
Dear Bookclub,
An artistic evening at Barb's discussing B.A. Shapiro's "The Art Forger" left us extremely satisfied on many levels. Good food, good drink, sisterly sharing, and fine book analysis solidly shaped our meeting. Agreeing that we'd learned much about the art world, forgery, technique, etc., and realizing how little we still knew and understood, we all enjoyed the read and the creative story surrounding the Gardner heist. Below is a link to a really neat interactive description of the missing pieces at the Isabella Gardner museum, showing the rooms in the museum with photos of before and after the theft. The mansion being left as Isabella requested is very apparent. Best to try on your computer and not a phone or ipad:
https://gardnermuseum.culturalspot.org/home
The following is a fascinating article I strongly recommend about a forger, his craft, his motivation and the museums that fall prey. Reading this article years ago, it never left my mind. Very interesting!
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| Mark Landis - a real forger |
https://www.google.com/amp/www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/08/26/the-giveaway/amp?client=safari
I hope you can take the time to investigate these two links - you will not be disappointed.
Three excellent recommendations from Barb for an upcoming selection:
"Dust Bowl Girls: The Inspiring Story of the Team That Barnstormed Its Way to Basketball Glory" by Lydia Reeder *chosen
"History of Wolves: A Novel" by Emily Fridland
"Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge" by Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Up next: "The Underground Railroad" by Colson Whitehead.
Happy reading,
LK
