In December 1962 Da Vincis Mona Lisa set sail from Paris to New York for what was arguably the riskiest art exhibition ever mounted. The fragile icon traveled like a head of state; with armed guards and military surveillance; in a temperature-controlled vault. Masterminding the entire show was First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. For eighty-eight charmed days; “Lisa Feverrdquo; swept the nation as nearly two million Americans attended exhibits in Washington; D.C. and New York. It was the greatest outpouring of appreciation for a single work of art in American history and the beginning of our nations love affair with the arts.Acclaimed biographer Margaret Leslie Davis “tells the tale in charming fashionrdquo; (USA Today); revealing a saga filled with international intrigue and the irresistible charm of Camelot and its queen.
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