Los Angeles, November 23-30: Exhibition about Bouboulina

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Originally From: Hellenic Literature Society <GreekBooks@worldnet.att.net>

BOUBOULINA PAINTINGS

This year marks the 225th anniversary of the birth of Laskarina Bouboulina, the first female admiral of modern history, and of the 175th anniversary of the 1821 War of Greek Independence. An artistic tribute to the Greek heroine will be presented from November 23-30 in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles artist Calliope Caloyera Babu-Khan has collected the great stories of the Greek heroine and has incorporated them in a ten-foot biographical painting which will be the centerpiece of an exhibit of paintings and artifacts depicting the historic part played by Bouboulina in the successful struggle for Greek independence. The exhibition will include maps, costumes, letters and flags of that era, and photographs of her personal objects and of her mansion on Spetses.

The exhibit will be at the AT&T Building, 42nd floor, Penthouse, 611 West 6th Street, Los Angeles. Admission is free. For hours, call 310-454-4151.

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