Bookish is our quarterly art lover’s book club where we take a deep dive into a work of art before chatting about the featured book.About this Event
Grab a drink and join us as we read Seduction: Sex, Lives, and Stardom in Howard Hughes’s Hollywood by Karina Longworth. Discover the inner workings of Hollywood’s glamorous Golden Age through the stories of some of the dozens of actresses pursued by Howard Hughes. Longworth, the creator of the popular film history podcast , reveals how the Texas millionaire, pilot, and filmmaker’s obsessions with sex, power and publicity trapped, abused, or benefitted women who dreamt of screen stardom. From promoting bombshells like Jean Harlow and Jane Russell to his contentious battles with the censors, Hughes commoditized male desire as he objectified and sexualized women. Vivid, perceptive, timely, and ridiculously entertaining, Seduction is a landmark work that examines women, sex, and male power in Hollywood during its Golden Age—a legacy that endures nearly a century later. Before we dive into discussion, Jon Frembling, the Carter’s Gentling Curator and Head Museum Archivist, will lead a tour of the exhibition .
American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation may be provided during this event upon advance request.
Event Venue
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, 3501 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth, United States
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