{"product_id":"9780861967582","title":"Magic Lantern Art : The American Screen's First Great Narrative Artist, Joseph Boggs Beale","description":"\u003cp\u003eMagic Lantern Art celebrates the life and artistry of cinema pioneer, Joseph Boggs Beale (1841-1926). Beale was America's premier artist creating images for magic lantern shows - the projected performances that gave birth to the movies. His 2,000 lantern illustrations were made into story-telling slides that were seen and admired by millions a year. Almost single-handedly he created American screen entertainment for the generation before the movies, pioneering narrative techniques that later appeared on the nation's cinema screens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMagic Lantern Art is based on both the author's extensive Beale archive, now held by the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles, and on his 25-year career performing more than 1,000 professional lantern shows using Beale's slides. Written in an engaging and accessible style and featuring over 500 color pictures, the book is a must-read for anyone interested in cinema history or American art.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Libbey Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49650668437752,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":107.71,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/8208\/6904\/files\/9780861967582-1.jpg?v=1785363086","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/zh\/products\/9780861967582","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}