Bibliograph

Houdini, art and magic, Brooke Kamin Rapaport ; with contributions by Alan Brinkley [and others]

Type

Label

Houdini, art and magic, Brooke Kamin Rapaport ; with contributions by Alan Brinkley [and others]

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

portraitsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Houdini

Nature of contents

catalogsfilmographiesbibliography

Oclc number

540644081

Responsibility statement

Brooke Kamin Rapaport ; with contributions by Alan Brinkley [and others]

Sub title

art and magic

Summary

Illustrates Harry Houdini's life and career, covering his daring escapes, cinematic escapades, Broadway career, secretive personal life, and influence on Andy Warhol, Matthew Barney, and Edward Hopper

Table Of Contents

Houdini's transformation in visual culture / Brooke Kamin Rapaport -- The immigrant world of Harry Houdini / Alan Brinkley -- Houdini's the rabbi's son / Kenneth Silverman -- Bess : the magician's assistant, the magician's wife / Hasia R. Diner -- Drawings by Raymond Pettibon -- Considering Houdini : interviews / E.L. Doctorow ... [et al.] -- The many lives of Harry and Bess Houdini : a chronology / Gabriel de Guzman -- Houdini's magic apparatus : needle threading, handcuffs, metamorphosis trunk, milk can, water torture cell, straitjacket

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