Conjuring the Spirit World
The Art and Objects of Mediums and Magicians
$78.37
- Hardcover
128 pages
- Release Date
17 September 2024
Summary
Posters, photography, and objects from the height of Spiritualism and the history of magic gain renewed power when seen through today’s lens.
The human desire to connect with the dead since the mid-19th century gave rise to a fascination with the supernatural and the magical. Mediums and magicians from Harry Houdini, Margery the Medium, Howard Thurston, and the Fox Sisters offered “communication” with the departed at séances and magic shows, two interrelated forms of …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780847828241 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0847828247 |
| Author: | David Copperfield, George Schwartz |
| Publisher: | Rizzoli International Publications |
| Imprint: | Rizzoli International Publications |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 17 September 2024 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 191mm x 267mm |
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Critics Review
”…a lavish backstage tour through the strange world of seances and spirits, believers and doubters; this book is just marvelous. The illustrations are beautiful, the accompanying essays are insightful, and anybody interested in seances and magic will want a copy.” — FORCESOFGEEK.COM
“A timely exhibit shows how Houdini exorcised scurrilous lies with magic.” — FORBES
David Copperfield
George H. Schwartz is Curator-at-Large at the Peabody Essex Museum.
Tedi Asher is a Neuroscience Researcher at the Peabody Essex Museum.
Christopher Jones is Stanton B. and Nancy W. Kaplan Curator of Photography and Media Art at The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art.
Lan Morgan is Assistant Curator at the Peabody Essex Museum.
Tony Oursler is an internationally renowned video and multimedia installation artist.
Jennifer Lemmer Posey is Tibbals Curator of Circus at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art.
Mark Schwartz is Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan.
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