Description |
xvii, 261 pages : illustrations (some color) ; ; 25 cm |
Note |
Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Jewish Museum in New York and three other institutions between Oct. 31, 2010 and May 13, 2012. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Houdini's transformation in visual culture / Brooke Kamin Rapaport -- The immigrant world of Harry Houdini / Alan Brinkley -- Houdini's the rabbi's son / Kenneth Silverman -- Bess : the magician's assistant, the magician's wife / Hasia R. Diner -- Drawings by Raymond Pettibon -- Considering Houdini : interviews / E.L. Doctorow ... [et al.] -- The many lives of Harry and Bess Houdini : a chronology / Gabriel de Guzman -- Houdini's magic apparatus : needle threading, handcuffs, metamorphosis trunk, milk can, water torture cell, straitjacket. |
Subject |
Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926 -- Exhibitions.
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Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926 -- Influence -- Exhibitions.
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Identity (Psychology) in art -- Exhibitions.
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Art and popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
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Art and popular culture -- United States -- History -- 21st century -- Exhibitions.
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Added Author |
Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926.
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Brinkley, Alan.
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Jewish Museum (New York, N.Y.)
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ISBN |
9780300146844 cloth alkaline paper |
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0300146841 cloth alkaline paper |
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