{"product_id":"9781526113030","title":"4 saints in 3 acts","description":"Author: Patricia Allmer\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526113030\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 24 Oct 2017\u003cbr\u003ePages: 200 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour Saints in Three Acts by Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thomson was a major avant-garde phenomenon of the 1930s, an experimental opera that nonetheless achieved remarkable popular success. Photography was a key element of that success, but its complex roles in the construction, representation and dissemination of the opera have hitherto received little critical attention. The photographic recording of the all-African American cast in particular affords a unique insight into the complexities of Four Saints in relation to the Harlem Renaissance and the New York avant-gardes of the time.  This book, published in collaboration with The Photographers' Gallery, London, presents a wide selection of photographs of the cast, performances, and other material - many images reproduced for the first time - alongside essays by an international range of scholars exploring different aspects of the opera, including dance, fashion, music, and avant-garde writing, as well as photography. -- .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920453255326,"sku":"ING-9781526113030","price":49.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526113030.jpg?v=1782819996","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526113030","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}