Tuesday October 17, 7PM

History and Art: The Paris of Artists and Writers by author Thirza Vallois
Tuesday, October 17, 2006 @ 7pm AFSF Auditorium AFSF Members $8 Others $10 In English RSVP (415)775-7755		Whereas in pre-Revolutionary days, the arts were a state-owned monopoly, in the 19th century the artist carved out a new place in the new Parisian society that emerged out of the Revolution. Come and find out how the artists and writers of Paris gradually shook off the shackles of convention and brazenly brought about a revolution in the arts, which continued into the 20th century and outraged bourgeois Paris. Thirza Vallois is an expert on Paris . She has lived in Paris for over forty years and holds several post-graduate degrees from the Sorbonne. She is the author of the internationally acclaimed Around and About Paris series, and "Romantic Paris". She has worked for PBS, BBC, the Travel Channel, Discovery Channel and CNN. Forward to a friend