# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Art Lovers Book Club, "Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death," Free
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 16 Jul, 2026 at 04:00 pm
- **Event Description**: "In 1654, the Thunderclap—an enormous explosion at a gunpowder store—devasted the city of Delft, killing hundreds of people, including the extraordinary painter Carel Fabritius, and injuring thousands more.

Framing the story around the life of Fabritius, Cumming illuminates this extraordinary moment in art history while also writing about her own father, a painter. Like Dutch art, the story gradually links country, city, town, street, house, interior—all the way to the bird on its perch, the blue and white tile, the smallest seed in a loaf of bread. The impact of a painting and how it can enter our thoughts and influence our view and understanding of the world is the heart of this book. Cumming has brought her unique eye to her most compelling subject yet." (Scribner Book Company)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cedar-rapids/art-lovers-book-club-thunderclap-a-memoir-of-art-and-life-and-sudden-death-free/200030266166317
- **Event Categories**: Art, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Cedar Rapids
- **state**: IA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Cedar Rapids Museum of Art and Grant Wood Studio
- **lat**: 41.97865
- **long**: -91.66477
- **full address**: Cedar Rapids Museum of Art and Grant Wood Studio, 410 Third Avenue SE,Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Art Lovers Book Club, "Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death," Free being held?
  - **A:** Art Lovers Book Club, "Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death," Free takes place on Thu, 16 Jul, 2026 at 04:00 pm to Thu, 16 Jul, 2026 at 04:00 pm at Cedar Rapids Museum of Art and Grant Wood Studio, 410 Third Avenue SE,Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Art Lovers Book Club, "Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death," Free?
  - **A:** Art Lovers Book Club, "Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death," Free is organized by Cedar Rapids Museum of Art and Grant Wood Studio.

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