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Marisa de Lempicka The artist's great-granddaughter; president, Tamara de Lempicka Estate Victoria de Lempicka The artist's granddaughter; founder, Tamara Art Heritage, now part of Tamara de Lempicka Estate Alison de Lima Greene Isabel Brown Wilson Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and Houston curator of "Tamara de Lempicka" T he rediscovery of Art Deco painter Tamara de Lempicka (1894-1980) is the art story of the year. With the artist's first American museum show now on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (through May 26), her lost Houston chapter is the talk of town. Join MFAH curator Alison de Lima Greene for unique insights on the dazzling Art Deco painter's dramatic life and fresh perspectives on her unforgettable portraits, and to glean understanding why Lempicka is a talent for our times. Joining Greene in this illustrated talk and book signing are the official keepers of the artist's flame. Her granddaughter, Victoria de Lempicka is one of the last living links with Lempicka, knew the artist as her second mother, and has vivid memories of her grandmother in Houston and Mexico; great-granddaughter Marisa de Lempicka is the artist's spokesperson and president of the Tamara de Lempicka Estate. Learn intimate insider details about this Art Deco queen, whose bold portraits were recherché for a while — despite being collected by Madonna, Barbra Streisand, and Jack Nicholson — only to be rediscovered again and brought into wider public focus as one of the more shape-shifting artists of the 20th century. With this American blockbuster, Lempicka charges back into the zeitgeist. She has become relevant for a new generation, not only for her narrative but for her inimitable and unmistakable style, one where bravura technique and bold image-making crafted canvases as unforgettable as Frida Kahlo's works. Catherine D. Anspon Salon talk and book signing with Tamara de Lempicka's granddaughter Victoria de Lempicka and great- granddaughter Marisa de Lempicka, in conversation with MFAH exhibition curator Alison de Lima Greene, Wednesday, April 16, 6 to 8 pm, at McClain Gallery. Tickets and schedule, go to texasdesignweek.com. From top: Tamara de Lempicka, "At Home in Zebra Lamé," Houston Chronicle, May 19, 1965. Tamara de Lempicka's Portrait of Ira P., 1930, at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The cover of Tamara de Lempicka by Gioia Mori and Furio Rinaldi (Yale University Press © 2024). FROM THE BOOK TAMARA DE LEMPICKA BY GIOIA MORI AND FURIO RINALDI (YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS © 2024). COLLECTION OF RICHARD AND ANNE PADDY, UNITED STATES. PHOTO TOM COLBURN. PRIVATE COLLECTION. © 2024 TAMARA DE LEMPICKA ESTATE, LLC / ADAGP, PARIS / ARS, NY. © 1969 CHRISTIE'S IMAGES LIMITED. COURTESY FINE ARTS MUSEUM OF SAN FRANCISCO