Helena Rubinstein : madame's collection /

An extraordinary figure, the first 20th century business woman, a self-made and emancipated woman, a visionary... There are no shortage of superlatives to describe the incredible rise to fame of Helena Rubinstein (1870-1965), dubbed the Empress of beauty by Cocteau, but her role as an experienced co...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Radzinowicz, David (Translator), Joubert, Hélène (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Paris : Skira, [2019]
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Table of Contents:
  • Recollections of the Helena Rubinstein sale of African and oceanic art / David Nash
  • Madame's collection : Africa at its heart / Hélène Joubert
  • Frederic-Henri Lem's mid-twentieth century case for African art and its study / Susan Elizabeth Gagliardi
  • Equatorial African treasures from the Rubinstein collection / Charlotte Grand-Dufay
  • Masks, mirrors, and Mise en scène. The collection and the image / Yaëlle Biro
  • Madame and me / Suzanne Slesin
  • Helena Rubinstein: the power of an art collection / Julie Verlaine
  • To collect "Au Féminin" / Susan Kloman
  • A conversation with Estrellita B. Brodsky / Catherine Grenier.