Mona Lisa in Camelot
Subtitle: how Jacqueline Kennedy and Da Vinci's masterpiece charmed and captivated a nation
By: Margaret Leslie Davis.
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780738211039
Subjects: Leonardo, -- da Vinci, -- 1452-1519; Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, -- 1929-1994; Art -- Exhibitions -- History -- 20th century
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Art enthusiasts; title: Whispered promise; title: Unexpected request; title: Bombshell in the Louvre; title: La Joconde must not leave; title: Chat with the Mona Lisa; title: Queenly voyage; title: Director's inspection; title: Evening to remember; title: "Let them see a little Rembrandt, too"; title: Manhattan falls in love; title: City of light beckons; title: Final bows.