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The Mona Lisa Effect
(2011)
  • gene washington, Utah State University
Abstract

A short play about the effect of the theft of Leonardo's Mona Lisa from the Louve in 1911. Many people, including Franz Kafka, came to see the black space where it once hung. The idea for this piece comes from two sources. One is the theft of Leonardo's Mona Lisa in 1911 (missing for two years) and the heightened attraction this caused. The other source was the author observing masses of tourists frequenting the Louve solely (?) for the purpose of being in the area where the picture is hung but without being able to penetrate the crowd to see the picture. Some of the words uttered by the VOICES here are the actual words the author heard.

Publication Date
2011
Citation Information
gene washington. "The Mona Lisa Effect" (2011)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/gene_washington/149/