(Long Island, NY) The world of literature and art meet in the Art League of Long Island’s Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery this summer. Meet the authors and listen as each one describes the creative process behind writing their books – about fashion, art history and even a Long Island whodunit. There will also be the opportunity to purchase the books and get them signed!
The first in a series of three book talks and signings gets a head start on summer on June 13 at 2pm with author Kathryn Livingston discussing her book Lilly: Palm Beach, Tropical Glamour, and the Birth of a Fashion Legend. Fashion fans will be entertained by Livingston’s study of the icon whose fashion style and life style has broken boundaries over the past 50 years. Livingston will share details of Lilly Pulitzer’s glamourous and sometimes scandalous life as a member of high society and her successful fashion brand that endures to this day. Also at the event, enjoy a refreshing iced tea tasting by Farrah La Ronde-Hutchison of Gaia’s Essence©, a local wellness lifestyle brand that provides quality products for natural & organic living.
On July 9 at 7pm, Lorna Owen, author of Mouse Muse, traces the influence of the humble creature on major works of art throughout history. With more than 80 rarely reproduced works – including paintings by Hieronymus Bosch and Gustav Klimt, a silkscreen by Andy Warhol, a print by Hokusai, a photograph by André Kertész, a sculpture by Claes Oldenburg, a video installation by Bruce Nauman, a performance by Joseph Beuys, and many more – Lorna Owen has created an engaging presentation of an extraordinary range. The pieces which represent every period of visual art, are accompanied by Owen’s intriguing text about the story behind each work.
Closing out the summer book series on August 13 at 7pm is Joseph Finora’s whodunit Red Like Wine. In Finora’s first non-fiction book, the murder-mystery set on the North Fork of Long Island follows two intrepid crime solvers as they investigate the untimely death of a winemaker who was found fermenting in a vat of juice.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
KATHRYN LIVINGSTON has had a long career in magazines covering fashion and fashionable people, having worked as a staff writer for Harper’s Bazaar, then as executive editor of Town & Country. She interviewed many of the world’s most celebrated talents in the fields of entertainment, sports, business, science, medicine, art and architecture. She has written for many major magazine publications and is the author or co-author of six books, including High Rise Low Down and In the Spirit of Aspen. She lives in New York City.
LORNA OWEN is a writer, editor, and author of the popular blog Mouse Interrupted. Previously she was Senior Editor for Nan A. Talese, the literary imprint of Doubleday/Random House. She received an M.A. from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, studied studio arts and art history, and served a year’s stint managing the workshop of an Italian artist in New York City. She lives in Connecticut.
JOSEPH FINORA was born in the Bronx and currently lives on North Fork of Long Island. He has written thousands of articles, numerous speeches, two business books, one Off-Off-Broadway play and is an amateur winemaker and grape grower.
Admission is free but space is limited, register early to ensure a spot. To register call (631) 462-5400 x222 or visit www.artleagueli.org. The Art League of Long Island is located at 107 East Deer Park Road in Dix Hills.
