Toulouse-Lautrec and the Stars of Paris - 9780878468591

Museum of Fine Arts,Boston

Toulouse-Lautrec and the Stars of ParisAuthor(s): Helen Burham, Mary Weaver Chapin, Joanna Wendel\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Museum of Fine Arts,Boston, United States\nImprint: Museum of Fine Arts,Boston\nISBN-13: 9780878468591, 978-0878468591\nSynopsis\nAn album of the stars of Paris nightlife, as seen by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec who captured their performances in great works of art and helped make them famous\n\n This tour of the Parisian scene focuses on six performers who were depicted in and in some senses defined by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrecs renderings Yvette Guilbert, Jane Avril, Aristide Bruant, Marcelle Lender, May Belfort and Loe Fuller and explores how the performers and the artist collaborated in exploiting new mass media to create a new stardom.\n\n Lavishly illustrated with reproductions of iconic images along with rarely seen sketches, and illuminated by insightful essays, this volume shines a spotlight on the stars of the Paris stage, the birth of celebrity cu.