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Zelda and Scott in Paris

americangirlsartclubinparis wrote 2 months ago: Therese Fowler’s new novel Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald (St. Martin’s Press 2013) is a … more →

Tags: Book Review, Literary History, literary site, Paris History Site, F. Scott Fitgerald, Paris, Paris Literary Tours, Therese Fowler, Z

The Painted Girls: Degas and the Dancers1 comment

americangirlsartclubinparis wrote 5 months ago: If you like historical art fiction, it doesn’t get much better than The Painted Girls, Cathy B … more →

Tags: Art History, Art History Site, Paris History Site, Cathy Buchanan, Edgar Degas, Little Dancer of Fourteen Years, Marie Van Goethem, Montmartre, painted girls

Say Yes To The Dress: Claude and Camille and Fashion3 comments

americangirlsartclubinparis wrote 6 months ago: So, I have to admit I’m a little nuts about the Impressionism and Fashion Exhibit at the Musée … more →

Tags: Art History, Book Review, Musee d'Orsay, Impressionism, Art Institute of Chicago, Claude Monet, luncheon on the grass, Camille Doncieux, Stephanie Cowell

A Day in Paris With Edith Wharton4 comments

americangirlsartclubinparis wrote 9 months ago: I just finished The Age of Desire by Jennie Fields, and I couldn’t wait to get back to Paris t … more →

Tags: Literary History, literary site, Book Review, Paris History Site, Paris, Henry James, House of mirth, backward glance, Les Invalides

Happy 100th Birthday "Dearie" - A Julia Child Tour of Paris9 comments

americangirlsartclubinparis wrote 10 months ago: August 15, 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of Julia Child’s birth, and with perfect timing, B … more →

Tags: literary site, Paris History Site

Mary Cassatt's Greater Journey

americangirlsartclubinparis wrote 1 year ago: In The Greater Journey (Simon & Schuster U.S. paperback edition available May 15), McCullough tu … more →

Tags: Art History, Art History Site, Paris History Site, Mary Cassatt, The Greater Journey, David McCullough, American Impressionists in Paris, Home of Mary Cassatt, Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper

John Singer Sargent and Madame X in Paris

americangirlsartclubinparis wrote 1 year ago: I am Madame X by Gioia Diliberto I first read Gioia Diliberto’s  I Am Madame X back in 2004. I … more →

Tags: Art History, Art History Site, Book Review, Paris History Site, art studios of Paris, Belle Epoque Art, Carolus-Duran, dr. pozzi at home, Gioia Diliberto

Paris, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down

americangirlsartclubinparis wrote 1 year ago: I can’t say enough about Rosecrans Baldwin’s new book, Paris, I Love You But You’r … more →

Tags: Book Review, Paris, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down, rosecrans baldwin, Paris memoir

Luncheon of the Boating Party: A Day in Chatou2 comments

americangirlsartclubinparis wrote 1 year ago: Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party (1880-1) makes me want to pull up a chair, sit down nex … more →

Tags: Art History, literary site, Art History Site, Book Review, Paris History Site, Paris, Paris Literary Tours, Luncheon of the Boating Party, Susan Vreeland

Paris, My Sweet1 comment

americangirlsartclubinparis wrote 1 year ago: As an artist with a sweet tooth who loves to explore Paris, no book was more likely to catch my eye … more →

Tags: Book Review, Angelina's, Jean-Paul Hévin, La Dureée, Maison Collete, Paris Patisserie Tour, pierre herme, Rue Montorgueil, Stohrer's

Sacré Bleu: A Comedy D'Art

americangirlsartclubinparis wrote 1 year ago: Sacré Bleu by Christopher Moore (Harper Collins, April 2012) reminds me of one of my favorite scenes … more →

Tags: Art History, Art History Site, Book Review, Paris, Montmartre, Impressionism, Christopher Moore, Sacre Bleu, Paris Book Review

The Hadley Hemingway Tour5 comments

americangirlsartclubinparis wrote 1 year ago: American women just love The Paris Wife. Perhaps we’ve read Moveable Feast or maybe we just he … more →

Tags: Literary History, literary site, Book Review, Paris History Site, Paris, Ernest Hemingway, hadley richardson, Sun Also Rises, The Paris Wife

Stealing Magic in Paris1 comment

americangirlsartclubinparis wrote 1 year ago: I have a special treat for the kids back home in the States: a photo tour of the Paris scenes in one … more →

Tags: literary site, Book Review, Paris History Site, Art Institute of Chicago, Paris World Exposition 1937, Marianne Malone, Stealing Magic, Jardins du Trocadero

Coco Chanel: Sleeping with the Enemy

americangirlsartclubinparis wrote 1 year ago: Sleeping With the Enemy is a bubble-bursting kind of book. When most people think of Coco Chanel, th … more →

Tags: Literary History, literary site, Paris History Site, Paris, World War II, Chanel, Coco Chanel, Nazi, Spatz

The Last Nude: A Literary Tour of Paris

americangirlsartclubinparis wrote 1 year ago: The Last Nude by Ellis Avery is a perfect Paris read. Set in the glamourous 1920′s Paris art w … more →

Tags: Art History, Art History Site, literary site, Ernest Hemingway, Paris, tamara de lempicka

Stumbling into History: Square Louis XVI

americangirlsartclubinparis wrote 1 year ago: When you walk the streets of Paris you just never know what you’re going to stumble onto next. … more →

Tags: Paris History Site, Catherine Delors, Chapelle Expiatoire, French Revolution, madame-tussaud, Michelle Moran, Mistress of the Revolution, paris books, Paris history site


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