Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980): Polish/American Art Deco Painter, born in Warsaw; painted portraits of writers, entertainers, artists, scientists, industrialists, and many of Eastern Europe's exiled nobility.
1918: Paris, first paintings
1925: exhibits at first Art Deco exhibition in Paris
1939: America, including Beverly Hills and New York
1960: changed style to abstract
1962: gave up painting after death of her husband
Her daughter, Kizette de Lempica-Foxhall, wrote the biography of Tamara de Lempicka called 'Passion By Design'.

Other Links:
Tamara de Lempicka: Paintings
Tamara de Lempicka: Biography

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Boston: Irish Pub: Black Rose: 160 State St, near Farneuil Hall Marketplace
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