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Description

1. 261 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

1. Follows the life of Virginie Gautreau, the subject of John Singer Sargent's controversial portrait "Madame X," from her Creole youth and flight to France during the American Civil War, to her marriage to a prominent banker.

Subject

1. Americans
2. Gautreau, Virginie Avegno, 1859-1915
3. Portrait painting
4. France
5. Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925
6. Biographical fiction
7. Gautreau, Virginie Avegno, 1859-1915 > Fiction
8. Americans > France > Fiction
9. Portrait painting > Fiction
10. Paris (France) > Fiction
11. France > Paris
12. Biographies
13. Socialites > Fiction
14. Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925 > Fiction
15. Fiction
16. Historical fiction

Genre/Form

1. Biographical fiction.
2. Fiction.
3. Biographies.
4. Historical fiction.

Call number

1. JFE 03-8783

Note

1. "A Lisa Drew book."

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-261).

Author

1. Diliberto, Gioia, 1950-

Title

1. I am Madame X : a novel / Gioia Diliberto.

Imprint

1. New York : Scribner, ©2003.

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-261).

Connect to:

1. Sample text
2. Contributor biographical information
3. Publisher description

LCCN

1. 2002026802

ISBN

1. 0743211553
2. 9780743211550

Research call number

1. JFE 03-8783