Mona Lisa in Camelot

By Margaret L. Davis

Subjects: Leonardo, -- da Vinci, -- 1452-1519, Art, Onassis, jacqueline kennedy, 1929-1994, Exhibitions, Art -- Exhibitions -- History -- 20th century, Art, exhibitions, Leonardo, da vinci, 1452-1519, History, Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, -- 1929-1994

Description: In 1962, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy tirelessly campaigned to debut Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" in New York. And as only Jacqueline Kennedy could do, she infused America's first museum blockbuster show with a unique sense of pageantry, igniting a national love affair with the arts.