Jam-packed into a smokey, lavish townhouse on 136th in the heart of New York City’s Harlem neighborhood, arts patron A’Lelia
Catherine de Vivonne, the Marquise of Rambouillet (1588–1665), brought the salon concept over with her when she moved to Paris
As salons developed and spread throughout Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries, women were able to cultivate a powerful