Bertha Palmer: A First Person Portrayal

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Name: Bertha Palmer: A First Person Portrayal
Date: February 23, 2016
Time: 1:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
Event Description:
Leslie Goddard presents an 1893 portrayal of Bertha Honore Palmer, Chicago socialite, wife of real estate magnate Potter Palmer and pace-setting arts patron. Although best remembered for her Impressionist art collection, now at the Art Institute of Chicago, the glamorous Mrs. Palmer had her own fascinating story. As shrewd as she was stylish, Mrs. Palmer helped her husband recoup financial losses after the Great Chicago Fire in 1871 and acted as hostess for the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893. 
Location:
Lake Bluff Public Library
Date/Time Information:
Tuesday, February 23 at 1:30pm
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Fees/Admission:
Free