Scentennial: Chanel No. 5

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Taught by Jessica Murphy

Jessica Murphy is an art historian and museum professional with a longtime passion for perfume. She's been a contributor at the blog Now Smell This since 2007, and since 2015 she's been giving presentations about the cultural history of fragrance via the Institute for Art and Olfaction, the Brooklyn Museum, the Corning Museum of Glass, and other venues. Her writing about scent has appeared in Atlas Obscura and Viscose Journal and she's been interviewed by Vogue, The New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, Harper’s Bazaar, Decoder Ring, and other media outlets. She shares her thoughts on olfactory and visual topics at her Substack, Show & Smell.

 
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Chanel No. 5 was initially released in 1921 and went on to become the most famous fragrance of the twentieth century (and beyond). How did this perfume become so iconic? What else makes it so important? And did Marilyn Monroe really wear it to bed? In this "show and smell" presentation we'll cover the history of Chanel No. 5, including its creation, its original cultural context, and its complex legacy. 

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