This lecture looks at Helena Rubinstein, the first female millionaire and her influence on art.
There are no ugly women, only lazy ones, quipped cosmetics entrepreneur Helena Rubinstein, whose company made her one of the world's richest women.
Business woman, art collector, and philanthropist, she was the first female millionaire.
She commissioned work from avant-garde artists, Joan Miró, Picasso, Salvador Dali who was to design a powder compact for her.
Her exclusive beauty salons influenced and blurred the conceptual boundaries between fashion, art galleries, and the domestic interior.
How to book this event:
Doors and cafe open from 10.00. Visitor fee of £12 payable on the day, and refundable if you join as a new member.
THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER
Ms Lucrezia Walker
Is a regular lecturer at the National Gallery both in front of the paintings and in the lecture theatre. For the Tate Gallery's Development department she speaks to their corporate sponsors in their offices and at their private receptions in both Tates. She teaches US undergraduates on their Study Abroad semesters in London. She was Lay Canon for the Visual Arts at St Paul's Cathedral 2010-2014.
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