Coney Island : visions of an American dreamland, 1861-2008 / Robin Jaffee Frank.

Called America’s playground, Coney Island is a world-famous resort and national cultural symbol that has inspired music, literature, and films. This groundbreaking book is the first to look at the site’s enduring status as inspiration for artists throughout the ages, from its inception as an elite s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Frank, Robin Jaffee (Author)
Corporate Author:	Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Other Authors:	Denson, Charles (Contributor) Glick, Josh (Contributor) Kasson, John F., 1944- (Contributor) Musser, Charles (Contributor)
Language:	English
Published:	Hartford, Connecticut : Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, in association with Yale University Press, New Haven, [2015]
Subjects:	Amusement parks > New York (State) > New York > Pictorial works. Amusement parks. Manners and customs. Coney Island (New York, N.Y.) > History > Pictorial works. Coney Island (New York, N.Y.) > Social life and customs > Pictorial works. Coney Island (New York, N.Y.) > Pictorial works. New York (N.Y.) > Social life and customs > Pictorial works. History. Pictorial works.
Genre:	Pictorial works. History.
Physical Description:	xvii, 286 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Variant Title:	Visions of an American dreamland, 1861-2008.
Format:	Book

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