Museum Movies
Author | : Haidee Wasson |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 331 |
Release | : 2005-05-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780520241312 |
ISBN-13 | : 0520241312 |
Rating | : 4/5 (312 Downloads) |
Download or read book Museum Movies written by Haidee Wasson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2005-05-27 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1935, the foundation of the Film Library of the Museum of Modern Art in New York marked the transformation of the film medium from a passing amusement to an enduring art form. Haidee Wasson maps the work of the MoMA film library as it pioneered the preservation of film & promoted the concept of art cinema.