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Jewish Museum New York

Autor(a) de Portal to America: the Lower East Side, 1870-1925

68 Works 746 Membros 13 Críticas

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Obras por Jewish Museum New York

Modigliani: Beyond the Myth (2004) 73 exemplares
Treasures of the Jewish Museum (1893) 72 exemplares
The Art of William Steig (2007) 39 exemplares
Masterworks of The Jewish Museum (1800) 21 exemplares
The Jewish Museum New York (1638) 20 exemplares
Helena Rubinstein : beauty is power (2014) — Corporate Author — 11 exemplares
Black and white (1963) 6 exemplares
Robert Rauschenberg 2 exemplares
The Jewish Calendar (2003) 2 exemplares
New York 1962-1964 (2022) 1 exemplar

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I was expecting a more detailed account of Houdini's, but still this book was adequate. From his humble beginnings as a Jewish immigrant from Hungary to the heights of international stardom, this book manages to portray some of his character.
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charlie68 | 3 outras críticas | Aug 31, 2021 |
Begins with art/items from the 1st centurary and in color
 
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SHCG | 1 outra crítica | Oct 29, 2013 |
Absolutely enchanting, with a wonderful variety of illustrations representing Steig's prolific output and virtuosic range. About half the book is devoted to his art, and the rest to illuminating essays from his wife of thirty years, one of his daughters, and others who knew him and his work best. My only regret is that I would've loved to go to the exhibition that this book accompanies.
 
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simchaboston | Aug 14, 2013 |
This is essentially an exhibition catalogue, so I wasn't expecting an in-depth Houdini biography, which is just as well because this isn't.

What it is, is a series of essays on various aspects of Houdini's life and legacy, very well illustrated with many photographs, lobby cards and theatre posters which I (at least) haven't seen before.

The essays The Immigrant World of Harry Houdini, describing his status as a symbol of liberation and social mobility for immigrants to the United States, Houdini, the Rabbi's Son examining his relationship to his Jewish faith, were particularly good.

What loses this book a star (and-a-half) from my rating are the essay about, and the interviews with, contemporary artists, which I found pretentious. This is probably due to my own ignorance of contemporary art and lack of exposure to the language used when discussing it, but there we are. It's also possibly a little unfair, given the title of the book puts Art before Magic. Anyway, I would have preferred a greater focus on the development of Houdini's image and self-mythologising through contemporary theatre posters (which are quite well represented in the illustrations, if not sufficiently discussed), magazine articles and newspaper stories.

Despite these reservations, this is still a fascinating book and certainly one that I will return to.
… (mais)
 
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Michael.Rimmer | 3 outras críticas | Mar 30, 2013 |

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Obras
68
Membros
746
Popularidade
#34,063
Avaliação
4.1
Críticas
13
ISBN
50
Línguas
2

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