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Photo gallery: The Mona Lisa in Tokyo, 1974

Photos by Bob Wickley, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, April, 1974
A 50-day exhibition of Leonardo Da Vinci's 16th-century masterpiece, the Mona Lisa, drew large crowds to the National Art Museum in 1974. The painting's influence on daily life in Tokyo was widespread, as these photos demonstrate.

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As Mona Lisa fever grips Tokyo, merchants jump on the bandwagon ...


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After all the hype, the real Mona Lisa finally thrills the crowd at the National Museum.

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