{"podcast":{"title":"Art Slice - A Palatable Serving of Art History","slug":"art-slice-a-palatable-serving-of-art-history-2637710","podcast_index_feed_id":2637710,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/0a4f122d-be7c-41d5-b626-75a76f637a0e","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/art-slice-a-palatable-serving-of-art-history","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2023/6/8/17/6182eb2a-2dd0-4fef-8554-2e333603b892_9ad45_avatars-ubaewxzra2tzlvr9-zrdiiw-original.jpg","author":"Stephanie Dueñas & Russell Shoemaker / Art Slice","episode_count":61,"summary":"Irreverent Deep Dives into Art & Art History - by artists and art historian Stephanie Dueñas and Russell Shoemaker. No gatekeeping, privilege, or that cognitive fog called ‘art speaking.' Follow along with the images we discuss on our Youtube page, artslicepod.com, @artslicepod on Instagram. Get bonus content and support the show at http://www.patreon.com/artslicepod","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T00:18:45.167700+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/art-slice-a-palatable-serving-of-art-history-2637710"},"episode":{"title":"34: The Greatest Art Heist That Never Was ➫ Maria Lani: The Woman With Fifty Faces ➫  w/ Jonathan Lackman & Zachary J Pinson","slug":"34-the-greatest-art-heist-that-never-was-maria-lani-the-woman-with-fifty-faces-w-jonathan-lackman-zachary-j-pinson","published_at":"2025-08-21T11:00:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/art-slice-a-palatable-serving-of-art-history-2637710/34-the-greatest-art-heist-that-never-was-maria-lani-the-woman-with-fifty-faces-w-jonathan-lackman-zachary-j-pinson","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/art-slice-a-palatable-serving-of-art-history-2637710","url":"http://linktr.ee/artslicepod","audio_url":"https://audio1.redcircle.com/episodes/2b564a73-850c-4e6f-b5d7-c42597e997db/stream.mp3","summary":"Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/gK2OcbuE7Oo When the dazzling German actress Maria Lani arrived in Paris in the late 1920s, her presence set the art world abuzz. She quickly recruited over fifty artists—including Pierre Bonnard, Jean Cocteau, Marc Chagall, André Derain, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso (he said no), Man Ray, Georges-Henri Rouault, Fernand Léger, and Suzanne Valadon—to depict her in paintings, photographs, and sculptures for an upcoming film. There was just one problem: \"Maria Lani\" was a construct. She wasn’t a famous actress—she wasn’t even \"Maria Lani.\" So what did she plan to do with all these artworks? Sign up for our algorithm free newsletter ➫ https://www.artslicepod.com/ When Maria Lani disappeared along with the pieces, rumors spread that she had stolen the works and sold them to unsuspecting collectors in the United States. Was this the art heist of the century? Or was something else going on? We sit down with Author and Illustrator - Jonathan Lackman and Zachary J. Pinson - to uncover the truth—and discuss The Woman with Fifty Faces, a stunning new graphic novel from Fantagraphics that explores the enigmatic life of this maligned figure. Support the show! Patreon ➫ http://patreon.com/artslicepod Merch ➫ https://artslicepod-shop.fourthwall.com/collections/all More Merch ➫ https://www.artslicepod.com/ For more on Maria Lani ➫ https://marialani.com/ https://jonlackman.com/ To see more of Zachary's work ➫ https://www.instagram.com/zachary_j_pinson/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy","meta_description":"Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/gK2OcbuE7Oo When the dazzling German actress Maria Lani arrived in Paris in the late 1920s, her presence se…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3126,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/art-slice-a-palatable-serving-of-art-history-2637710/episodes/34-the-greatest-art-heist-that-never-was-maria-lani-the-woman-with-fifty-faces-w-jonathan-lackman-zachary-j-pinson/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/art-slice-a-palatable-serving-of-art-history-2637710/34-the-greatest-art-heist-that-never-was-maria-lani-the-woman-with-fifty-faces-w-jonathan-lackman-zachary-j-pinson.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}