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Electric Edwardians: The Films of Mitchell and Kenyon
Vanessa Toulmin
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Description for Electric Edwardians: The Films of Mitchell and Kenyon
Paperback. Presents a visual record of the films of Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon combined with a discussion of the films and the social context of their production. This work includes over 200 illustrations drawn from the Mitchell and Kenyon collection as well as contemporary posters and handbills from the National Fairground Archive. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; APFB; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1006.
Electric Edwardians presents a stunning visual record of the films of Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon, combined with an illuminating discussion of the films and the social context of their production by Vanessa Toulmin, a leading authority on the collection. Advertised as 'local films for local people', the films of Mitchell and Kenyon were commissioned by travelling exhibitors in the early twentieth century for screening in town halls, village fetes and local fairs. Audiences paid to see their neighbours, families and themselves on the screen, glimpsed at work and at play. This attractive volume includes over 200 illustrations drawn from ... Read more
Electric Edwardians presents a stunning visual record of the films of Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon, combined with an illuminating discussion of the films and the social context of their production by Vanessa Toulmin, a leading authority on the collection. Advertised as 'local films for local people', the films of Mitchell and Kenyon were commissioned by travelling exhibitors in the early twentieth century for screening in town halls, village fetes and local fairs. Audiences paid to see their neighbours, families and themselves on the screen, glimpsed at work and at play. This attractive volume includes over 200 illustrations drawn from ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844571451
SKU
V9781844571451
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Ref
99-1
About Vanessa Toulmin
VANESSA TOULMIN is Research Director, National Fairground Archive at the University of Sheffield and a leading authority on Victorian entertainment and film.
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