Houstonians first knew her as Baroness Kuffner, the mother of prominent socialite Kizette Foxhall, noted for her chainmail dresses and resemblance to Greta Garbo in the Houston Chronicle.

This is the first major show in the U.S. and features 92 paintings and drawings, supplemented by 40 artifacts from the MFA collection to contextualize the period. Lempicka was born Tamara Rosa ...