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Intrigue and Romance at the Fair
Factual and Fictional Views of the Japanese Pavilion
Saturday May 26, come see Christie along with local artist Patricia Araujo. Christie will be signing copies of her new book – Beautiful Illusion – to support the Treasure Island Museum.
In the newly published novel Beautiful Illusion, a cub reporter discovers romance and espionage as she investigates the Golden Gate International Exposition’s Japanese Pavilion. What secrets did author Christie Nelson discover in her research into Japan’s beautiful display on Treasure Island as that nation warred in Asia and prepared to attack America? And what inspiration does artist Patricia Araujo find in the face of Ralph Stackpole’s iconic Pacifica statue from the fair?
