{"product_id":"apollos-muse-the-moon-in-the-age-of-photography","title":"Apollo's Muse: The Moon in the Age of Photography","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eApollo's Muse: The Moon in the Age of Photography\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMia Fineman\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781588396846\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eMetropolitan Museum of Art\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2019\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e192\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis fascinating view of lunar imagery explores visual representations of the moon from the dawn of photography to the present\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, \u003ci\u003eApollo's Muse\u003c\/i\u003e honors the rich history of photographic representations of the moon, from rarely seen early daguerreotypes to contemporary video art. Engaging and accessible, the book explores how photographers captured this celestial body--and how the images have in turn inspired artists, writers, and scientists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book's wide-ranging focus includes extraordinary reproductions of the first successful series of lunar daguerreotypes by the American photographer John Adams Whipple, along with film stills from \u003ci\u003eVoyage dans la Lune\u003c\/i\u003e (1902) by Georges Méliès; American \"paper moon\" studio portraits; images from the Apollo mission; and works by contemporary artists, including Vija Celmins, Roy Lichtenstein, Aleksandra Mir, Vik Muniz, Nam June Paik, and Robert Rauschenberg. Related prints, drawings, paintings, and astronomical instruments explore artists' fascination with the moon, as an object of both art and science. A foreword by actor Tom Hanks, star of the award-winning 1995 film \u003ci\u003eApollo 13\u003c\/i\u003e, outlines the importance of lunar images to art and cinema, reinforcing the universal fascination with representations of the cosmos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished by The Metropolitan Museum of Art\/Distributed by Yale University Press \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibition Schedule: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (07\/01\/19-09\/22\/19)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Metropolitan Museum of Art","offers":[{"title":"Apollo's Muse: The Moon in the Age of Photography | Mia Fineman | Hardcover | 9781588396846 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks H 1768943","offer_id":49517764378776,"sku":"1768943","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71f8hQCmbOL.jpg?v=1784618500","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/apollos-muse-the-moon-in-the-age-of-photography","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}