Shadow woman : the extraordinary career of Pauline Benton /

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"Kansas-born Pauline Benton (1898-1974) was encouraged by her father, one of America's earliest feminist male educators, to reach for the stars. Instead, she reached for shadows. In 1920s Beijing, she discovered shadow theatre (piyingxi), a performance art where translucent painted puppets...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hayter-Menzies, Grant, 1964-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Benton, Pauline.
Benton, Pauline
Benton, Pauline > 1898-1974
1900-1999
Women puppeteers > United States > Biography.
Women performance artists > United States > Biography.
Shadow shows > United States > History > 20th century.
Puppet theater > United States > History > 20th century.
Shadow puppets > United States > History > 20th century.
Performance art > United States > History > 20th century.
Puppeteers > United States > Biography.
Performance artists > United States > Biography.
Marionnettistes > États-Unis > Biographies.
Performers > États-Unis > Biographies.
Théâtre d'ombres > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Théâtre de marionnettes > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Ombres (Marionnettes) > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Art de performance > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Entertainment & Performing Arts.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Women.
Women puppeteers
Women performance artists
Performance art
Performance artists
Puppet theater
Puppeteers
Shadow puppets
Shadow shows
Figurentheater
Schattenspiel
United States
USA
Electronic books.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
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