Tracy Chevalier: Finding the story inside the painting
Tracy Chevalier: Descobrindo a história por trás da pintura
Novelist Tracy Chevalier is the author of "Girl With a Pearl Earring." Full bio
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Tracy Chevalier - AuthorNovelist Tracy Chevalier is the author of "Girl With a Pearl Earring."
Why you should listen
Tracy Chevalier pulls stories from paintings and historical episodes, finding the human thread behind opaque images. Her best-known book is Girl With a Pearl Earring, inspired by a Vermeer painting; other books include The Lady and the Unicorn and Burning Bright, about two children who become neighbours of William Blake. Her upcoming book, The Last Runaway, tells a story from the Underground Railroad.
For the anthology Imagined Lives, she wrote about an unknown portrait sitter whom she calls "Rosy." Hear the podcast of her story. and find more stories from the National Portrait Gallery.
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