Annual Reports

Annual Reports
Author: Carnegie Institute
Publisher:
Total Pages: 352
Release: 1920
Genre: Art museums
ISBN:

Includes report of the director of fine arts, of the director of the Museum, and of the director of the Technical schools.

Fake?

Fake?
Author: Mark Jones
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 316
Release: 1990-01-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780520070875

Describes the methods used to make artistic, literary, documentary, and political forgeries and the recent scientific advances in their detection. Includes over 600 objects from the British Museum and many other major collections, from ancient Babylonia to the present day.

Watteau, Music, and Theater

Watteau, Music, and Theater
Author: Antoine Watteau
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2009
Genre: Artists and theater
ISBN: 1588393356

"Accompanying an exhibition in honor of Philippe de Montebello, Director Emeritus of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, this engaging book examines the influence of music and theater on the art of Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721). Fifteen major paintings and a number of drawings by Watteau that illustrate the connections between painting and the performing arts in Paris are explored. In addition, drawings and prints by other 18th-century artists featuring musical or theatrical subjects and objects and musical instruments are included."--Publisher description.

1939, the Lost World of the Fair

1939, the Lost World of the Fair
Author: David Hillel Gelernter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 464
Release: 1995
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Recreates the sights, sounds, and atmosphere of the New York World's Fair in 1939, highlighting its importance to a country reviving from the Great Depression and preparing for World War II.

Music and the Paranormal

Music and the Paranormal
Author: Melvyn J. Willin
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2022-01-19
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1476685983

Exploring the paranormal through musical phenomena, this encyclopedia covers a range of anomalies, from musical mediumship to locations throughout the world where music has been heard with no obvious source. Other manifestations, such as the abilities of musical savants and the anesthetic use of music during surgical procedures, are included with a focus on paraphysical aspects. Entries describe examples from earliest history up to the present--interpretation is left to the reader. Broader themes and concepts are discussed in appendices, with additional references provided for further study.

With Amusement for All

With Amusement for All
Author: LeRoy Ashby
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Total Pages: 713
Release: 2006-05-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 0813123976

With Amusement for All contextualizes what Americans have done for fun since 1830, showing the reciprocal nature of the relationships among social, political, economic, and cultural forces and the ways in which the entertainment world has reflected, changed, or reinforced the values of American society.