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BL
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1040635
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b795005
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| Main Entry
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Davis, Margaret Leslie.
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| Title & Author
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Mona Lisa in Camelot : : how Jacqueline Kennedy and Da Vinci's masterpiece charmed and captivated a nation /\ Margaret Leslie Davis.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Da Capo Press,, ©2008.
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1 online resource (x, 278 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0786726342
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: 9780786726349
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9780738211039
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-262) and index.
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| Contents
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The art enthusiasts -- A whispered promise -- An unexpected request -- Bombshell in the Louvre -- "La Joconde must not leave!" -- Chat with the Mona Lisa -- The queenly voyage -- The director's inspection -- An evening to remember -- "Let them see a little Rembrandt, too" -- Manhattan falls in love -- The city of light beckons -- Epilogue: Final bows.
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| Abstract
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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.
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Leonardo,1452-1519., Mona Lisa.
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Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy,1929-1994.
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Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy,1929-1994.
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Art, Exhibitions-- History-- 20th century.
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ART-- History-- General.
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Art.
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Mona Lisa (Leonardo, da Vinci)
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| Dewey Classification
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759.5
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| LC Classification
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ND623.L5D35 2008eb
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