Tony Sarg: Genius at Play by Lenore D Miller

Tony Sarg: Genius at Play by Lenore D Miller

Tony Sarg (1880–1942), an American artist born in Guatemala to a diplomatic family, first achieved professional success as an illustrator in London and New York. But in the 1920s, he gained even greater renown for his touring puppet shows based on classic tales like Alice in Wonderland and Robinson Crusoe. Fusing the time-honoured craft of traditional marionette shows with a playful modern sensibility, Sarg’s productions were foundational to American puppetry: Jim Henson can be considered a direct artistic descendant. Yet this was only one facet of Sarg’s varied accomplishments: he was also a pioneer in animated films and children’s books, and, as a longtime designer for Macy’s, he invented the gigantic balloons used in the firm’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. (He also employed one of his parade balloons in the famous Nantucket Sea Serpent hoax of 1937.) This abundantly illustrated volume, published to coincide with a major exhibition organised by the Norman Rockwell Museum, is the first to survey Tony Sarg’s protean career. It brings together imagery and artifacts from numerous public and private collections, and includes special sections on Sarg’s long association with the island of Nantucket and his influence on American puppetry. Tony Sarg: Genius at Play will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in the history of popular culture.

"One of my favorite books during those same youthful years was Tony Sarg’s New York, a collection of full-page illustrations looking down on well-known New York City attractions" - Print Mag
"... ability to inspire a collective sense of wonder and joy." - Untapped Cities

Lenore D. Miller is Curator Emerita of the George Washington University Museum. Stephanie Haboush Plunkett is Deputy Director and Chief Curator of the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

SKU	Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13	9780789214553
ISBN 10	0789214555
Titel	Tony Sarg: Genius at Play
Autor	Lenore D Miller
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
Erscheinungsjahr	2023-09-14
Seitenanzahl	232
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.