Many marvel at several stunning new murals created by a famous painter for the opening of a grand hotel with an old familiar name.

Famous Spanish painter Sert finishes 15 murals for the new Waldorf-Astoria hotel on Park Avenue. Sert’s in-laws Prince Alexis Mdivani and new wife Princess Louise Van Alen Mdivani visit in Paris, while Princess Mae Murray Mdivani visits the Sert Room. Heading towards bankruptcy, Conrad Hilton aspires to own the new hotel.

Other people and subjects include: Misia Sert, Princess Roussie Mdivani Sert, Playa Riente, Anna Dodge Dillman, President Herbert Hoover, Leonard Schultze, Caroline Astor, William Waldorf Astor, Colonel “Jack” John Jacob Astor IV, Vincent Astor, Princess “Ava” Alice Astor Obolensky, “Jakey” John Jacob Astor VI, Prince Serge Obolensky, King Alfonso XIII of Spain, Francisco Franco, Spanish Civil War, Vic Cathedral, grisaille, underpainting, Spanish banks, cancel culture

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Extra Notes / Call to Action:
Banco Santander Foundation's art collection
https://www.fundacionbancosantander.com/en/culture/art/banco-santander-collection

Sert Collection in the National Art Museum in Catalonia
https://www.hisour.com/sert-room-national-art-museum-of-catalonia-54689/

Forgotten Lives channel – https://www.youtube.com/c/ForgottenLives
Barbara Hutton – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLRsV5paVSE
Doris Duke – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuOLql-OySc
Marjorie Merriweather Post – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcxM-4utAoU
Alva Vanderbilt - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eza21m9JXTg

Art Deco channel – https://www.youtube.com/c/ArtDecoTV

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Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Organ Grinder’s Song by Jack Payne, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 2 Music: It’s the Talk of the Town by Ambrose, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s
Section 3 Music: Just As Long As The World Goes Round And Around by Jay Wilbur, Album The Great British Dance Bands
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

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