Art as Spectacle: Images of the Entertainer since Romanticism
Hardcover
1989 · Columbia, Mo
by Ritter, Naomi
Columbia, Mo: University of Missouri Press, 1989. Hardcover. VG- (Few marks from previous gallery owner; dj is tanning from top edge; interior pages are crisp and clean.). Navy blue cloth, gilt letters on spine, pink & white dust jacket, 347 pp., 34 BW illus. "Why do images of entertainers abound in European literature and art since Romanticism? ... [This book] investigates this phenomenon and offers explanations that transcend the array of works discussed. ... [and] implies much about the triangle of creator, work, and audience that inevitably controls art." (dj). (Inventory #: 142830)