9780300189902-0300189907-Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland, 1861–2008

Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland, 1861–2008

ISBN-13: 9780300189902
ISBN-10: 0300189907
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Robin Jaffee Frank
Publication date: 2015
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover 304 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780300189902
ISBN-10: 0300189907
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Robin Jaffee Frank
Publication date: 2015
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover 304 pages

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Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland, 1861–2008 (ISBN-13: 9780300189902 and ISBN-10: 0300189907), written by authors Robin Jaffee Frank, was published by Yale University Press in 2015. With an overall rating of 3.9 stars, it's a notable title among other Arts Collections (Criticism, Arts History & Criticism, History, Performing Arts, Industries, State & Local, United States History) books. You can easily purchase or rent Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland, 1861–2008 (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Arts Collections books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.6.

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A captivating look at Coney Island and its iconic place in the history of American art

Called “America’s playground,” Coney Island is a world-famous resort and national cultural symbol that has inspired music, literature, and films. This groundbreaking book is the first to look at the site’s enduring status as inspiration for artists throughout the ages, from its inception as an elite seaside resort in the mid-19th century, to its evolution into an entertainment mecca for the masses, with the eventual closing of its iconic amusement park, Astroland, in 2008 after decades of urban decline. How artists chose to portray Coney Island between 1861 and 2008—in tableaux of wonder and menace, hope and despair, dreams and nightmares—mirrored the aspirations and disappointments of the era.

This dazzling catalogue highlights more than 200 images from Coney Island’s history, including paintings, drawings, photographs, prints, posters, film stills, architectural artifacts, and carousel animals. An extraordinary array of artists is represented, from George Bellows, William Merritt Chase, Reginald Marsh, and Joseph Stella to Diane Arbus, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Robert Frank, Red Grooms, Weegee, and Swoon. Essays by prominent scholars analyze Coney Island through its imagery and ephemera as both a place and an idea—one that reflected the collective soul of the nation.
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