[NEohioPAL] Art of Reading Book Club Presented by Shaker Arts Council

[Margaret Reardon]

*The Masterpiece by Fiona DavisWednesday April 26 at 7:00 pm*


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About the Book Club The saying goes “A picture is worth a thousand words"
so let’s explore that! Get copies of our art themed selections from your
local library or favorite bookstore and then spend a cozy and casual
evening discussing them virtually. Free and open to all art and book lovers
regardless of location. Led by Margaret Reardon
<http://www.margaretreardonmarketing.com>,

About this Month's Book For most New Yorkers, Grand Central Terminal is a
crown jewel, a masterpiece of design. But for Clara Darden and Virginia
Clay, it represents something quite different. For Clara, the terminal is
the stepping stone to her future. It is 1928, and Clara is teaching at the
lauded Grand Central School of Art. Though not even the prestige of the
school can override the public's disdain for a "woman artist," fiery Clara
is single-minded in her quest to achieve every creative success—even while
juggling the affections of two very different men. But she and her bohemian
friends have no idea that they'll soon be blindsided by the looming Great
Depression...and that even poverty and hunger will do little to prepare
Clara for the greater tragedy yet to come. By 1974, the terminal has
declined almost as sharply as Virginia Clay's life. Dilapidated and
dangerous, Grand Central is at the center of a fierce lawsuit: Is the
once-grand building a landmark to be preserved, or a cancer to be
demolished? For Virginia, it is simply her last resort. Recently divorced,
she has just accepted a job in the information booth in order to support
herself and her college-age daughter, Ruby. But when Virginia stumbles upon
an abandoned art school within the terminal and discovers a striking
watercolor, her eyes are opened to the elegance beneath the decay. She
embarks on a quest to find the artist of the unsigned masterpiece—an
impassioned chase that draws Virginia not only into the battle to save
Grand Central but deep into the mystery of Clara Darden, the famed 1920s
illustrator who disappeared from history in 1931. Amazon blurb

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About the Organization Shaker Arts Council (SHAC)
<https://www.shakerartscouncil.org/> is a volunteer nonprofit organization
whose mission is to enrich the cultural fabric of Shaker Heights OH and the
greater arts community. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, SHAC
established Stay-in-Place Productions. This program offers theatrical and
musical productions as well as a wide variety of art classes and webinars.
SHAC is happy to be adding the Art of Reading Book Club.
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