Entetainment Nation

How Music, Television, Film, Sports, and Theater Shaped the United States Featuring Iconic Smithsonian Collections

Entetainment Nation
Kenneth Cohen, John W Troutman
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Hardback
h279 x 229mm - 272pg
25 Oct 2022 US
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9781588347244
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US history gets the star treatment with this essential guide to the Smithsonian' s first permanent exhibition on pop culture, featuring objects like Muhammad Ali' s training robe, and Leonard Nimoy' s Spock ears, and Dorothy' s ruby slippers, oh my!Entertainment Nation is a star-studded and richly illustrated book celebrating the best of 150 years of US pop culture. The book presents nearly 300 breathtaking Smithsonian objects from the first long-term exhibition on popular culture, and features contributors like Billie Jean King, Ali Wong, and Jill Lepore. Entertainment Nation offers the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, the passion and grit of star athletes, the limelight of the music industry and theater, and the amazing entertainers we love to watch, with dazzling cultural touchstones like-Music and TheaterLin-Manuel Miranda' s Hamilton costumeJohn Coltrane' s saxophoneSelena' s leather outfitFilm and TelevisionCaptain America' s shieldMr. Roger' s sweaterSeinfeld' s puffy shirtSportsMia Hamm' s Olympic jerseyKristi Yamaguchi' s ice skatesBabe Ruth autographed baseballThe book includes essays that contextualize the objects' place in time and history, exploring how entertainment sparks conversation and debate, reveals social tensions and political power, and dictates who gets to be the hero or the villain. Taking a nostalgic look at old favorites and an exhilarating glimpse of contemporary attractions, Entertainment Nation is a love letter to pop culture.
KENNETH COHEN is Edward and Helen Hintz Secretarial Scholar and Curator at NMAH. His work on the intersection of politics, theater, and sport has appeared in academic and popular outlets such as NPR, Slate, and The Washington Post. JOHN W. TROUTMAN is curator of American music at the Smithsonian' s National Museum of American History and project director for the Entertainment Nation exhibit.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781588347244
Published: 25 Oct 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Smithsonian Books
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
Format: Hardback
Height: 279mm
Width: 229mm
Pages: 272

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