Circus and acrobats, the J.-Y. and G. Borg collection.
Silvana Editorial| N° d'inventaire | 25516 |
| Format | 22 x 28 |
| Détails | 144 p., numerous color illustrations, paperback. |
| Publication | Milan, 2021 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9788836650279 |
"Circus & Saltimbanques" offers a tour of four establishments in the Rouen Normandy Metropolis, including the Museum of Fine Arts, for a marvelous "circus dream," based on the exceptional J.-Y. and G. Borg collection and a few prestigious loans from major institutions. For more than two centuries, painters, sculptors, illustrators, photographers, costume designers, and fashion designers have recounted this unique journey to the land of the acrobats. From the artists' relationship with the circus to Buffalo Bill's French tour, through dazzling costumes and rare Japanese prints, this book offers a dive into the world of circus, enriched by contributions from leading specialists on the subject.
SUMMARY :
To the arts and the circus
The circus, a home for artists!
Jeanne-Yvonne and Gérard Borg
Focus
Adolph Friedländer, an exceptional poster artist
Jeanne-Yvonne and Gérard Borg
Focus
The American Circus of the Interwar Period Through Photography
Jeanne-Yvonne and Gérard Borg
Focus
The Barnum & Bailey Parades
Frederick Dahlinger Jr.
In Clothes of Light
The stuff of heroes
Pascal Jacob
Focus
Arlette Jeannet-Rehde (1932-…) and Weber Rehde (1920-2002): intertwined destinies
Jeanne-Yvonne and Gérard Borg
Focus
The golden years of the Pinder circus: Betty and Bob Vasseur… Joan and Gösta Kruse
Jeanne-Yvonne and Gérard Borg
Focus
Jeanette Williams: A dressage legend becomes an impresario
Jeanne-Yvonne and Gérard Borg
Circus and Japan: Prints from the Edo and Meiji Periods
Acrobats and the floating world
Jeanne-Yvonne and Gérard Borg, Line Langlois and Mathilde Schneider
Focus
The White Elephant or “War in the Circus”
Jennifer Lemmer Posey
Focus
The art of misemono-e by Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Rhiannon Paget
Buffalo Bill, a performer from the West
The Wild West in France
Jeanne-Yvonne and Gérard Borg
Annexes
Collect…
Pascal Jacob
Barnum & Bailey Parades in Europe, 1898 to 1900
Frederick Dahlinger Jr.
The War of the White Elephant
Jennifer Lemmer Posey
Utagawa Kuniyoshi's Misemono-e
Rhiannon Paget
Bibliography
Credits
"Circus & Saltimbanques" offers a tour of four establishments in the Rouen Normandy Metropolis, including the Museum of Fine Arts, for a marvelous "circus dream," based on the exceptional J.-Y. and G. Borg collection and a few prestigious loans from major institutions. For more than two centuries, painters, sculptors, illustrators, photographers, costume designers, and fashion designers have recounted this unique journey to the land of the acrobats. From the artists' relationship with the circus to Buffalo Bill's French tour, through dazzling costumes and rare Japanese prints, this book offers a dive into the world of circus, enriched by contributions from leading specialists on the subject.
SUMMARY :
To the arts and the circus
The circus, a home for artists!
Jeanne-Yvonne and Gérard Borg
Focus
Adolph Friedländer, an exceptional poster artist
Jeanne-Yvonne and Gérard Borg
Focus
The American Circus of the Interwar Period Through Photography
Jeanne-Yvonne and Gérard Borg
Focus
The Barnum & Bailey Parades
Frederick Dahlinger Jr.
In Clothes of Light
The stuff of heroes
Pascal Jacob
Focus
Arlette Jeannet-Rehde (1932-…) and Weber Rehde (1920-2002): intertwined destinies
Jeanne-Yvonne and Gérard Borg
Focus
The golden years of the Pinder circus: Betty and Bob Vasseur… Joan and Gösta Kruse
Jeanne-Yvonne and Gérard Borg
Focus
Jeanette Williams: A dressage legend becomes an impresario
Jeanne-Yvonne and Gérard Borg
Circus and Japan: Prints from the Edo and Meiji Periods
Acrobats and the floating world
Jeanne-Yvonne and Gérard Borg, Line Langlois and Mathilde Schneider
Focus
The White Elephant or “War in the Circus”
Jennifer Lemmer Posey
Focus
The art of misemono-e by Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Rhiannon Paget
Buffalo Bill, a performer from the West
The Wild West in France
Jeanne-Yvonne and Gérard Borg
Annexes
Collect…
Pascal Jacob
Barnum & Bailey Parades in Europe, 1898 to 1900
Frederick Dahlinger Jr.
The War of the White Elephant
Jennifer Lemmer Posey
Utagawa Kuniyoshi's Misemono-e
Rhiannon Paget
Bibliography
Credits