The Curse of Beauty
The C u r s e Of BeauTY Property of Regan Arts Property of Regan Arts The THE SCANDALOUS & TRAGIC LIFE OF AUDREY MUNSON, AMERICA’S FIRST SUPERMODEL C u r s e JAMES BONE Of Propertyregan of Reganarts Arts new york BeauTy CurseOfBeauty_BluesCorrex.indd 3 3/21/16 5:07 PM Title page: Audrey, photographed by Oscar H. Sholin 65 Bleecker Street New York, NY 10012 Copyright © 2016 by James Bone All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever. For information, address Regan Arts Subsidiary Rights Department, 65 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10012. First Regan Arts hardcover edition, April 2016. Library of Congress Control Number: 2015946538 ISBNProperty 978-1-942872-03-0 of Regan Arts Interior design by Nancy Singer Cover design by Richard Ljoenes Image credits, which constitute an extension of this copyright page, appear on page 326. Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 I am wondering if many of my readers have not stood before a masterpiece of lovely sculpture or a remarkable painting of a young girl, her very abandonment of draperies accentuating rather than diminishing her modesty and purity, and asked themselves the question, “Where is she now, this model who has been so beautiful? What has been her reward? Is she happy and prosperous, or is she sad and forlorn, her beauty gone, leaving only memories in its wake?” —Audrey Munson, May 1, 1921 Property of Regan Arts Property of Regan Arts Audrey riding a tiger, c.
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