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What the
Dresses Know Book Event

When
Tuesday, 17 November
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Sophie Oliver presents her new book, What the Dresses Know, a history of modernism re-examined through some of its most brilliant female artists and their clothes. The book explores figures including Vanessa Bell, Frida Kahlo, and Gertrude Stein. Join us for this author talk.

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@gloucester_rd_books, London
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