Art Book Club
A free monthly art book club that meets the second Friday of every month at 1pm in person at OCAG or remotely via Zoom.
Book List
A downloadable version of the book list can be found HERE.
Book Overview (from Amazon.com) “Replete with emotional interactions that bring the sisters and their world to life, The Cassatt Sisters is hard to put down, intensely revealing, and a work of art itself.” –Midwest Book Review In 1877, the Paris art scene is very competitive for men but nearly impossible for thirty-three-year-old Mary Cassatt, an American woman.…
Book Overview (from Amazon.com) “Through masterful research and sparkling prose, The Club feels like an exclusive invitation to a Parisian enclave during an era of artistic and social transformation.” -Michael Finkel, #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Art ThiefA deliciously entertaining, never-before-told history of a residence for American women artists in Paris from 1893 to 1914. In Belle…
Continue Reading January 2026 Art Book Club Selection – The Club by Jennifer Dasal
Book Overview (from Amazon.com) An enigmatic painting. The mystery of who painted it. A riveting thriller from the bestselling author of The Art Forger. In a gripping novel full of plot twists, B. A. Shapiro embeds us in a circle of famous painters in late-nineteenth-century Paris, centering on the anguished Impressionist artist Berthe Morisot—the one woman…
Book Overview (from Amazon.com) From the acclaimed author of The Night Portrait comes a stunning historical novel about two women, separated by five hundred years, who each hide Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa—with unintended consequences. Important Notice: Our Art Book Club will be reading Parts 1 through 5 for July and then Parts 6 through 9 for August.…
Book Overview (from the author’s website) One of the best-loved paintings in the world is a mystery. Who is the 17th-century model and why has she been painted? What is she thinking as she stares out at us? Are her wide eyes and enigmatic half-smile innocent or seductive? And why is she wearing a pearl…
Meeting Information
Make a Book Suggestion
Do you have a great book title to share with us? Art Book Club Members and friends are encouraged to submit book suggestions to the group for consideration for future meetings and discussions. Thanks in advance for your assistance as we strive to enrich the experience of our participants!
