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4 Saints in 3 Acts - A Snapshot of the American Avant-Garde in the 1930s (Paperback) Loot Price: R855
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4 Saints in 3 Acts - A Snapshot of the American Avant-Garde in the 1930s (Paperback): Patricia Allmer, John Sears

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

Patricia Allmer, John Sears

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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. -- .

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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
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LSN: 1-5261-1303-1
Barcode: 9781526113030

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