Read/Eat/Chat
Our art-themed book club is open to anyone and everyone interested in joining us. Come to one meeting or attend them all!
November 15, 2018 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Griswold House
The Muralist: A Novel by B.A. Shapiro
Join art lovers and avid readers for the monthly meeting of the Museum’s book club. We read books on art, artists, museums, curators, architects, Newport and more. See below for a full schedule of upcoming books and meetings. Read/Eat/Chat normally meets the third Thursday of the month, unless otherwise noted.
Read “The Muralist: A Novel” by B.A. Shapiro, bring a lunch and discuss!
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
The novel focuses on the budding Abstract Expressionist movement, whose major players, Mark Rothko, Lee Krasner, and Jackson Pollack, interact with the fictional Alizee Benoit who disappears in 1940. In 2015, three hidden paintings attached to the backs of canvases submitted to an auction house for appraisal are discovered. Danielle, Alizee’s great-niece, feels these paintings bear a striking resemblance to her great-aunt’s two surviving works of art. Danielle is determined to prove their authenticity and if possible, solve the mystery of the disappearance of Alizee Benoit.