The Scent Archive

Marie Laveau was THE Voodoo Queen in a city overrun with purported doctors and queens. Today we’re separating fact from fiction about both Marie and voodoo. Was she a witch or a saint? When you actually get into the nitty gritty of her life and dig deeper than the many exaggerated stories about both the woman and voodoo itself, what you find is actually not spooky at all – it’s a story of mercy, generosity, and serious hustle.

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Non-fiction

The Magic of Marie Laveau: Embracing the Spiritual Legacy of The Voodoo Queen of New Orleans by Denise Alvarado - https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/44442902

Hoodoo in America by Zora Neale Hurston - https://books.google.com/books/about/Hoodoo_in_America.html?id=EacSHAAACAAJ

Haitian Revolution Part 1 by Footnoting History - https://www.footnotinghistory.com/home/haitian-revolution-part-i-1791-1793

Marie Laveau by Queens Podcast - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/katy-2/queens-podcst/e/65213837

Marie Laveau by Deviant Women Podcast - https://deviantwomenpodcast.com/2020/02/27/marie-laveau/

Fiction

Voodoo Dreams by Jewell Parker Rhodes - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/336622.Voodoo_Dreams

Marie Laveau by Francine Prose - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51792.Marie_Laveau

Film

Laveau (Still in Development) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5570862/

Dinner with the Alchemist (2016) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3923750

American Horror Story: Coven (2013) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3743358

Check out my perfume inspired by Marie Laveau, Voodoo Queen: https://www.immortalperfumes.com/imported-products/voodoo-queen-a-perfume-inspired-by-marie-laveau

When Percy Bysshe Shelley was cremated, Lord Byron and the others present noticed something odd… his heart wouldn’t burn. This week, we’re diving into the strange story of Mary Shelley and the calcified heart of her husband.

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For more backstory on Mary Shelley, listen to the episode, The Strange, Tragic Life of Mary Shelley, or read the Behind the Perfume article, Mary Shelley’s Unhallowed Art.

Check out my Mary Shelley tribute perfume Unhallowed Art here.

Artemisia Gentileschi was a Baroque painter whose story has long been dominated by that of her father…and her rapist. But Artemisia lived a long, full, and successful life. She was the only woman who followed in the tradition of Carvaggio and was the court painter for the Medicis. Listen for her fascinating story of survival and transcendence.

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Artemisia’s Paintings

Self Portrait as a Lute Player - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Portrait_as_a_Lute_Player

Susana and the Elders - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_Gentileschi#/media/File:Susanna_and_the_Elders_(1610),_Artemisia_Gentileschi.jpg

Judith Slaying Holofernes - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_Gentileschi#/media/File:Judit_decapitando_a_Holofernes,_por_Artemisia_Gentileschi.jpg

Non-fiction

Artemisia’s Moment - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/artemisias-moment-62150147/

Artemisia Gentileshi on Stuff You Missed in History Class - https://www.iheart.com/podcast/stuff-you-missed-in-history-cl-21124503/episode/artemisia-gentileschi-30207824/

Artemisia Gentileschi on The Art History Babes - https://podtail.com/en/podcast/the-art-history-babes/artemisia-gentileschi/

Fiction

Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullogh - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35540804-blood-water-paint

It’s True, It’s True, It’s True at the Breach Theater - https://www.breachtheatre.com/

Film

Artemisia (1997) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123385/

Art Exhibitions

National Gallery (London) - https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/artemisia

This week, we’re revisiting the colorful, iconic, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Her life was marked by pain and suffering of both the body and the heart. Listen to learn about the life and loves of Frida.

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Non-fiction

Frida Kahlo: An Illustrated Life by Maria Hesse (there is an English translation as well) - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33098885-frida-kahlo

Frida: The Story of Her Life by Vanna Vinci - https://prestelpublishing.randomhouse.de/book/Frida-Kahlo-The-story-of-her-life/Vanna-Vinci/Prestel-com/e526857.rhd

The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self Portrait with Carlos Fuentes and Sarah M. Lowe - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91760.The_Diary_of_Frida_Kahlo

Pocket Frida Kahlo Wisdom compiled by Hardie Grant - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38740998-pocket-frida-kahlo-wisdom

Podcasts

BBC In Our Time, Frida Kahlo - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06125zc

Frida Kahlo: Her Surreal Reality
Frida's Perfume Collection
Frida Kahlo's Menagerie
Frida's Frenemy

Fiction

The Secret Book of Frida Kahlo by F.G. Haghenbeck - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13544788-the-secret-book-of-frida-kahlo

Film

Frida (2002) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120679/

Bonus!

Was Frida Kahlo’s Voice Captured on a Tape? By Nancy Coleman https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/arts/frida-kahlo-voice-questions.html

Nannerl Mozart was Mozart’s older sister and a child prodigy herself. Today we’re taking a look at the life of the pushed aside sister.

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Further Reading

Mozart’s Sister by Rita Charbonnier - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/471025.Mozart_s_Sister

Mozart’s Sister (2010 film) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1653911/

Mozart’s Last Aria by Matt Rees - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10815657-mozart-s-last-aria

The movie Amadeus solidified the belief that not only was Mozart murdered, but he was murdered at Salieri’s hand. That didn’t actually happen and the real story is a lot more complicated. Listen to the episode to learn more about Mozart’s “rival,” Antonio Salieri.

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Further Reading

Antonio Salieri’s Revenge by Alex Ross - https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/06/03/antonio-salieris-revenge