Letting in Air and Light at the PAC

“Teresa Tumminello Brader, niece of convicted art forger William Toye, presents on her memoir Letting in Air and Light. Using exclusive family photos and previously unavailable images, she expands upon and delves even deeper into the story of her discovery of her uncle’s misdeeds after decades of secrecy.”

I was invited to speak to the YES group at the PAC in Mandeville, La. on Letting in Air and Light, Friday, August 1. The group had read my book and I couldn’t have asked for better attendance or attention. Such insightful questions too: My favorite was about my psychological reasons for writing about my art-forger uncle. Another woman told me my book was “so New Orleans” and said “you had me at chiffarobe”! Another brought her Clementine Hunter painting (authenticated), as seen in the photo. Also on the table: the August copy of Country Roads that I discovered only the night before, which I brought because it contained a lengthy article on Hunter’s murals at Melrose! A big thank you to Jenny, the leader of the YES group — she’s amazing.