Virginie Hériot: Une navigatrice au sommet de l'Olympe. Beaux-arts The works presented are displayed

The works presented are displayed according to a chronological and thematic logic

long considered a minor art

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Virginie Hériot: Une navigatrice au sommet de l'Olympe. Beaux-arts The works presented are displayedVirginie Hriot (1890 1932) was introduced to sailing on prestigious yachts from a young age. A fierce competitor, she participated in crewed regattas throughout Europe and, in 1928, became the first French woman to win a gold medal in this discipline at the Olympic Games. This catalog, illustrated with extensive archival material, evokes the exceptional life of this ambassador of French yachting, who met an untimely death. It also describes a certain