Art and Artifice: And Other Essays of Illusion
Autor Jim Steinmeyer Introducere de Neil Gaimanen Limba Engleză Paperback – 9 oct 2006
From
the
author
of
Hiding
the
Elephant
and
The
Glorious
Deception
comes
a
collection
of
five
essays
that
shows
how
the
great
stage
illusions
were
integrally
products
of
their
time,
based
on
the
traditions
and
fashions
of
the
people,
and
the
offspring
of
the
incredible,
inventive
personalities
who
brought
them
to
the
stage.
Like
no
other
author,
Jim
Steinmeyer
gives
us
insight
into
the
timeless
appeal
of
magic.
His
human
subjects
include
such
characters
as
Steele
MacKaye,
Maskelyne,
David
Devant,
P.T.
Selbit,
Horace
Goldin,
and
Charles
Morritt.
Illusions
he
discusses
include:
The
Mascot
Moth,
Sawing
a
Lady
in
Halves,
and
Morritt's
Disappearing
Donkey.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780786718061
ISBN-10: 0786718064
Pagini: 204
Ilustrații: 23 B&W illustrations
Dimensiuni: 140 x 219 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.16 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Hachette Book Group
Colecția Da Capo Press
ISBN-10: 0786718064
Pagini: 204
Ilustrații: 23 B&W illustrations
Dimensiuni: 140 x 219 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.16 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Hachette Book Group
Colecția Da Capo Press
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Notă biografică
Jim
Steinmeyer
has
invented
many
of
the
famous
illusions
used
by
leading
magicians
from
Ricky
Jay
to
Siegfried
&
Roy.
He
created
David
Copperfield's
vanish
of
the
Statue
of
Liberty
and
has
also
designed
magic
for
six
Broadway
shows
and
many
other
productions,
including
Mary
Poppins,
currently
playing
in
London's
West
End.
He
is
the
author
of
Hiding
the
Elephant,
the
Los
Angeles
Times
bestseller,
which
Teller
hailed
as
“a
radiant
celebration
of
the
genius,
glamour,
and
gargantuan
egos
of
stage
magic.”
Steinmeyer has researched and rediscovered many great illusions of the past and has written numerous technical books on magic history and the techniques of magic. He lectures on these subjects and is a contributing editor to Magic magazine, the leading independent magazine for magicians.
In addition, Steinmeyer has served as consultant and producer for magic television specials in the United States and Great Britain, and was a writer and producer for the A&E network's four-hour history of the art, The Story of Magic. For several years, he served as a consultant and concept designer for Walt Disney Imagineering, developing theme park attractions for The Walt Disney Company.
Jim Steinmeyer lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Frankie Glass, an independent television producer.
Steinmeyer has researched and rediscovered many great illusions of the past and has written numerous technical books on magic history and the techniques of magic. He lectures on these subjects and is a contributing editor to Magic magazine, the leading independent magazine for magicians.
In addition, Steinmeyer has served as consultant and producer for magic television specials in the United States and Great Britain, and was a writer and producer for the A&E network's four-hour history of the art, The Story of Magic. For several years, he served as a consultant and concept designer for Walt Disney Imagineering, developing theme park attractions for The Walt Disney Company.
Jim Steinmeyer lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Frankie Glass, an independent television producer.