A Painter, a Painting, and Perception in The Mona Lisa Vanishes

Authors

  • Kevin Kienholz Emporia State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62704/bhgwhp17

Keywords:

The Mona Lisa Vanishes, art history, celebrity culture, mass media

Abstract

The author reviews Nicholas Day’s The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, A Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity (2023), including background information and a discussion of the book’s exploration of the nature of contemporary celebrity culture.

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Author Biography

  • Kevin Kienholz, Emporia State University

    Kevin Kienholz is a professor in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Emporia State University, where he works primarily with preservice middle and high school English teachers. He joined the faculty at ESU in 2000 after having taught English for seven years in his home state of Oklahoma. He can be reached at kkienhol@emporia.edu.

References

Kansas English, vol. 107

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Published

2026-06-30

Issue

Vol. 107 (2026)

Section

Young Adult (YA) Book Reviews

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How to Cite

A Painter, a Painting, and Perception in The Mona Lisa Vanishes. (2026). Kansas English, 107. https://doi.org/10.62704/bhgwhp17