Tamara de Lempicka's vibrant life and art

Tamara de Lempicka (1894-1980), one of the giants of early 20th century art, is now the subject of the first-ever U.S. retrospective of her works. Correspondent Faith Salie visits the de Young Museum of San Francisco, to learn how Lempicka's glamorous figurative paintings of the modern woman played an important role in defining the aesthetic of Art Deco, and why Lempicka herself is so little-known compared to other modern masters.
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[@mililaniman]

The artwork of Tamara de Lempicka is visually stunning. I love learning about Tamara de Lempicka.

[@laurametcalf5351]

Wow!! Beautiful!! And I love Art Deco!!

[@edithlazenby5839]

Just so Beautiful and Unique....Art Deco at it's finest.

[@veronabarberini3942]

Wonderful and well deserved recognition to this amazing woman who makes all women artists very proud.🙏💕💕🌷🌷🌷🌷🌈🌈 you goooo girl for infinity 👍👍👍👍👍

[@ovh992]

I am so happy she is getting recognition by the major institutions but so sad that it took this long!

[@steveconn]

I saw this at the De Young. Fascinating Art Deco/Cubist style, some of her subjects fellow 'White Russian' Czaristi exiles my great-grandparents probably knew. Dense layered oils, incredible technique (great souvenir t-shirts too). Well worth checking out 🎉🎉

[@louhawk559]

I religiously wait for the art segment of CBS sunday morning..

[@Sunshine-do3yv]

Quite Exquisite 🌠🌠

[@maxlinder5262]

I knew of her Decades Ago..so THIS is NOT New to ME... just fascinating People are taking an interest in Her NOW ....😮.. just my opinion

[@ovh992]

Same here! Remember all art that falls out of favor eventually comes roaring back! If it is good!

[@leavingitblank9363]

I don't think people ever lost interest in her. I think the show is exaggerating a bit, for emphasis.

[@leavingitblank9363]

This program is speaking as though she'd been lost in time, but I don't think that's true. Many of the grand portraits in the program _"Poirot"_ mimic Lempicka's style. As an amateur painter myself, I love imitating her work-- it's a very fun style.

[@pNo415]

Tamara only had a daughter so how does the great granddaughter have the same last name?

[@leavingitblank9363]

I think you can figure that one out.

[@lynnhubbard844]

we have posters everywhere here in San Francisco...it's always about gay here

[@unlikeavirgin]

Why haven’t we known her name or story? Speak for yourself. I learned about her in 1986.