By Eric J. Simon
“I was the first woman to paint cleanly, and that was the basis of my success. From a hundred pictures, mine will always stand out. And so the galleries began to hang my work in their best rooms, always in the middle, because my painting was attractive. It was precise. It was ‘finished.’”
~ Tamara de Lempicka.
Tamara's art and life story take center stage in the new musical Lempicka. A visual artist’s work typically appears in a theatrical work's background as design and production elements. Elements meant to complement and aid the story while avoiding the audience’s full attention. However, Lempicka seemingly subverts this idea by focusing the story around the legendary visual artist Tamara de Lempicka. The musical highlights her life and her work through a pop-infused score. Not only does Lempicka pay homage to a visual artist, but the production represents the power of artists’ rights. The Tamara de Lempicka Estate LLC has firmly maintained Tamara de Lempicka’s copyright, and this article will explore the power of that copyright.
The Life of Tamara de Lempicka
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