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In 1900, John Singer Sargent was the world’s most celebrated portraitist. His most famous work, Portrait of Madame X, now a treasure of the Metropolitan Museum, nearly ended Sargent’s career by creating a firestorm of controversy at the 1884 Paris Salon exhibit. Dee’s lecture provides an overview of Sargent’s amazing career and a more in-depth account of the fascinating Madame X story.