4 Saints in 3 Acts - A Snapshot of the American Avant-Garde in the 1930s (Paperback)

Four Saints in Three Acts by Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thomson was a major avant-garde phenomenon of the 1930s, an experimental opera that nonetheless achieved remarkable popular success. Photography was a key element of that success, but its complex roles in the construction, representation and dissemination of the opera have hitherto received little critical attention. The photographic recording of the all-African American cast in particular affords a unique insight into the complexities of Four Saints in relation to the Harlem Renaissance and the New York avant-gardes of the time. This book, published in collaboration with The Photographers' Gallery, London, presents a wide selection of photographs of the cast, performances, and other material - many images reproduced for the first time - alongside essays by an international range of scholars exploring different aspects of the opera, including dance, fashion, music, and avant-garde writing, as well as photography. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2017
First published:	2017
Editors:	Patricia Allmer • John Sears
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	200
ISBN-13:	978-1-5261-1303-0
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > Photographic collections > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > Opera Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies
LSN:	1-5261-1303-1
Barcode:	9781526113030

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