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Author: Ruth D. Nelson Publisher: Cornell University Press ISBN: 1501776916 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 264
Book Description
Our Lady of the World's Fair reveals the remarkable story of how two of New York's most influential leaders persuaded the Vatican to allow one of the world's greatest works of art to leave Europe for the first and only time. Driven by different motives, Robert Moses and Francis Cardinal Spellman had the same vision: to display Michelangelo's masterpiece, the Pietà, in the Vatican's pavilion at the 1964 World's Fair in New York City. As Ruth D. Nelson gracefully showcases, Moses believed this blockbuster would guarantee the fair's financial success. At the same time, Spellman, Cardinal of New York and the spiritual leader of Cold War America's Catholic community, hoped that at a time of domestic strife and global conflict, the Pietà's presence would have a positive spiritual impact on the nation. Although the fair did not turn out to be the financial bonanza that Moses expected, the Pietà drew record crowds of the faithful, art lovers, and the curious. Nelson's fascinating uncovering of the intensive planning that went into designing the pavilion, transporting the art piece across the Atlantic, and coordinating Pope Paul VI's visit to New York in 1965—the first papal visit to the Western Hemisphere—demonstrates the sheer scale and opportunity of the two men's endeavors. Our Lady of the World's Fair depicts the skepticism and fierce criticism that faced the two New York power brokers. Rather than letting the negative weigh them down, they united and called on every resource at their disposal to make this unlikely cultural coup possible.
Author: Ruth D. Nelson Publisher: Cornell University Press ISBN: 1501776916 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 264
Book Description
Our Lady of the World's Fair reveals the remarkable story of how two of New York's most influential leaders persuaded the Vatican to allow one of the world's greatest works of art to leave Europe for the first and only time. Driven by different motives, Robert Moses and Francis Cardinal Spellman had the same vision: to display Michelangelo's masterpiece, the Pietà, in the Vatican's pavilion at the 1964 World's Fair in New York City. As Ruth D. Nelson gracefully showcases, Moses believed this blockbuster would guarantee the fair's financial success. At the same time, Spellman, Cardinal of New York and the spiritual leader of Cold War America's Catholic community, hoped that at a time of domestic strife and global conflict, the Pietà's presence would have a positive spiritual impact on the nation. Although the fair did not turn out to be the financial bonanza that Moses expected, the Pietà drew record crowds of the faithful, art lovers, and the curious. Nelson's fascinating uncovering of the intensive planning that went into designing the pavilion, transporting the art piece across the Atlantic, and coordinating Pope Paul VI's visit to New York in 1965—the first papal visit to the Western Hemisphere—demonstrates the sheer scale and opportunity of the two men's endeavors. Our Lady of the World's Fair depicts the skepticism and fierce criticism that faced the two New York power brokers. Rather than letting the negative weigh them down, they united and called on every resource at their disposal to make this unlikely cultural coup possible.
Author: Bill Cotter Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 9780738536064 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 132
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The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair was the largest international exhibition ever built in the United States. More than one hundred fifty pavilions and exhibits spread over six hundred forty-six acres helped the fair live up to its reputation as "the Billion-Dollar Fair." With the cold war in full swing, the fair offered visitors a refreshingly positive view of the future, mirroring the official theme: Peace through Understanding. Guests could travel back in time through a display of full-sized dinosaurs, or look into a future where underwater hotels and flying cars were commonplace. They could enjoy Walt Disney's popular shows, or study actual spacecraft flown in orbit. More than fifty-one million guests visited the fair before it closed forever in 1965. The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair captures the history of this event through vintage photographs, published here for the first time.
Author: Sarah Wadsworth Publisher: Univ of Massachusetts Press ISBN: 1558499288 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 306
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Explores the creation and significance of an exhibit hall at the 1893 world's fair that contained more than 8,000 volumes of writings by women.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations Publisher: ISBN: Category : World's Columbian Exposition Languages : en Pages : 870
Author: Robert W. Rydell Publisher: University of Chicago Press ISBN: 0226923258 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 340
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Robert W. Rydell contends that America's early world's fairs actually served to legitimate racial exploitation at home and the creation of an empire abroad. He looks in particular to the "ethnological" displays of nonwhites—set up by showmen but endorsed by prominent anthropologists—which lent scientific credibility to popular racial attitudes and helped build public support for domestic and foreign policies. Rydell's lively and thought-provoking study draws on archival records, newspaper and magazine articles, guidebooks, popular novels, and oral histories.
Author: Eleni P Sianis Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc. ISBN: 1646543068 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 171
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Mason Hunter is a teenager who seeks fame and fortune to escape being bullied by his peers but falls victim to temptation from a disgruntled spirit as he struggles to overcome his personal demons. This gripping story follows Mason, a complex character, as he desperately seeks adoration and love. His youthful frustrations, dreams, and motivations reveal flashes of genius but also a troubled soul. Mason's confusion is compounded by his father's abandonment, his disdain for his mother's work as a medium, and his own "gift." In the grips of loneliness and feeling ostracized, Wesley, a disgruntled spirit, convinces Mason that becoming a movie director is the way to achieve the fame and wealth he desires. Mason struggles with dealing with disappointment as he experiences his first rejection from a young girl at a music festival. Vowing to never feel rejection again, Mason begins to follow Wesley's advice. Once he achieves a taste of celebrity status, Mason realizes he is in love with his girlfriend, Skylar, but he is misguided and falls to temptation. Wesley creates a dangerous mindaEUR"set in young Mason, leading him to commit horrible crimes. Will Mason ever achieve redemption for the evil he has done? A unique yet disturbing perspective of teenage angst, confusion, heartache, and insight into what motivates some people and the dark places those motivations, when fueled by immoral guidance, can take a person.
Author: Ruth D. Nelson
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Author: Sarah Wadsworth
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations
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