This exhibition explores the extraordinary lives of Sara and Gerald Murphy and the couple’s influence on a remarkable constellation of creative artists that flourished in Paris and the Riviera in the 1920s and 1930s. Friends of Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Pablo Picasso, Igor Stravinsky, Cole Porter, Dorothy Parker, Alfred Hitchcock, and Fernand Léger, the Murphys strove to make something fine and beautiful of their lives through “living well,” creating art, and encouraging artist and writer friends. The result was some of the most noteworthy literature, music, theater, and art of the last century. Often portrayed simply as wealthy patrons, the Murphys in fact improvised their own brand of unconventional modernism that was a source of inspiration to their many talented friends..
When:Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Mondays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Fridays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Start date: Sunday, June 8, 2008Event is ongoing: Until Sunday, September 14, 2008
Where: Dallas Museum of Art (DMA), 1717 North Harwood Street, Dallas
Cost: $5 - $10
Age limit: All ages
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