Our debut episode of HistoryChiQ Smart Talk takes us back to the Paris Salons of the 1880s: an ambitious American painter - John Singer Sargent. An equally ambitious Paris beauty, transplanted from Creole country, who was forced to become Madame X. Historian Deborah Davis, whose discerning sensibiites taarget the delcious details of history to reveal a riveting tale, uncovers in STRAPLESS a haunting story of ambition, beauty, talent, sex and scandal -- with unsual resonances to our contemporary mores. Ms. Daviss most recent book, Guest of Honor, telescopes the historic dinner between Theodore Roosevelt & Booker T Washington that got swept under the carpet of history after the initial explosion. She is currently working on her 6th book, about Andy Warhol. Strapless: John Singer Sargent and the Fall of Madame X (Tarcher/Putnam, 2003) Producer: Robert Gonyo Voiceover: John Gaines Find a list of our upcoming shows, & lively discussion on our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/HistoryChiQ/
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