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Chasing Beauty
There are a few people that embody a period. Isabella Stewart Gardner knew many of the the movers and shakers of the Gilded Age and lived from 1840-1924. Her story, and her compulsion to buy the art of the age, makes her a great lens through which to understand the Gilded Age. Dr. Natalie Dykstra joins the show to discuss her latest biography of Bella.
Essential Reading:
Natalie Dykstra, Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner (2024).
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There are a few people that embody a period. Isabella Stewart Gardner knew many of the the movers and shakers of the Gilded Age and lived from 1840-1924. Her story, and her compulsion to buy the art of the age, makes her a great lens through which to understand the Gilded Age. Dr. Natalie Dykstra joins the show to discuss her latest biography of Bella.
Essential Reading:
Natalie Dykstra, Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner (2024).
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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