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Filmmaker Ann Carol Grossman takes The Powder & the Glory on the road, for full program or clip screenings accompanied by an informative and entertaining discussion/Q&A. Programs are tailored for business, community, and educational settings, focusing on entrepreneurship and women's history and/or a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this documentary film and how it inspired a Broadway musical. Click here to download a program description. For further info, or to book, please contact us at info@powderandglory.com.
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The Powder & the Glory was presented on PBS by South Carolina ETV
Elizabeth Arden loved horses all her life. In the 1930s, she established Maine Chance Farm and began raising thoroughbreds. She took excellent care of her "babies", even massaging their legs with her signature product, Eight Hour Cream. In racing circles, she was known as Mrs. Elizabeth Graham. In 1946, she was featured on the cover of Time in connection with her horseracing pursuits, and in 1947 one of her horses, Jet Pilot, won the Kentucky Derby.
Helena Rubinstein was an avid art collector, and used her collection to decorate her salons and her homes. Portraits of her were painted by many of the important artists of the day, and art in general became an important part of her public image. In particular, she was a notable collector of African art. In 1935, seventeen of her pieces were featured when the Museum of Modern Art mounted the first major exhibition of African art in the United States. Later she took the collection on tour around America.