AFUSA Book Discussion with L. John Harris, author of Portrait in Red: A Paris Obsession
Wed, Oct 01
|Online discussion in English
Join with members of the AFUSA in an online discussion format as they meet author L. John Harris and talk with him about his book Portrait in Red: A Paris Obsession
Time & Location
Oct 01, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST
Online discussion in English
About the event
Portrait in Red: A Paris Obsession (Heyday Books). The book covers L. John Harris’s captivating, ten-year quest to uncover the story behind an anonymous 1935 portrait found discarded on a Paris sidewalk. Blending investigative art sleuthing, novelistic memoir, and rich color photography, Harris takes readers from his discovery of “The Girl in Red” on a journey that merges historical intrigue, aesthetic theory, and personal revelation—connecting the painting to his own life as an art student, food writer, and memoirist. Along the way, he weaves in themes of Parisian culture, world history, and family heritage, showing how art can unexpectedly change the course of a life.
For more information and to register for the event see the AFUSA event page.
Portrait in Red can be purchased on Bookshop.org.