Louise Brooks exhibit
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(November 4, 2006 through January 5, 2007)
an exhibit at the San Francisco Public Library
Main Branch, Fourth Floor, Steve Silver Beach Blanket Babylon Music
Center
"Homage to Lulu: 100 Years of Louise Brooks" celebrates the centenary
of the silent film star Louise Brooks (1906 - 1985). Now considered an
icon of the Jazz Age, Brooks' popularity today rivals that of her more
celebrated contemporaries. On display are dozens of vintage objects -
including books, magazines, sheet music, postcards,and related ephemera
- which tell the story of her life and films.
Highlights include American and French photoplay editions (the movie
tie-in editions of the 1920's), an editorial comic strip explaining the
scandalous circumstances behind Brooks' affair with Charlie Chaplin,
Brooks' inspired novels, a jumbo-size lobby card, and a full-page
newspaper advertisement for "Show Girl" - the Brooks-inspired novel
which became a hit stage play and the long-running comic strip "Dixie
Dugan."
This exhibit - organized by Thomas Gladysz and the Louise Brooks
Society - coincides with many other events taking place around the San
Francisco Bay Area and the world. More info at
http://sfpl4.sfpl.org/news/exhibitions.htm /// Snapshots of the
exhibit can be found at http://louisebrooks.livejournal.com/218708.html