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Prepare for saints : Gertrude Stein, Virgil Thomson, and the mainstreaming of American modernism

Title
  1. Prepare for saints : Gertrude Stein, Virgil Thomson, and the mainstreaming of American modernism / Steven Watson.
Published by
  1. New York : Random House, c1998.
Author
  1. Watson, Steven

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Description
  1. ix, 371 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
Subject
  1. Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989
  2. Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946
  3. African Americans in the performing arts
  4. Modernism (Aesthetics) -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Call number
  1. Sc E 99-279
Note
  1. The opera, Four saints in three acts had an all Black cast. Chapter 15 details the cast's rehearsals in Harlem from 1933-34.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-353) and index.
Author
  1. Watson, Steven.
Title
  1. Prepare for saints : Gertrude Stein, Virgil Thomson, and the mainstreaming of American modernism / Steven Watson.
Imprint
  1. New York : Random House, c1998.
Edition
  1. 1st ed.
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-353) and index.
LCCN
  1. 98017496 /MN
ISBN
  1. 0679441395
Research call number
  1. Sc E 99-279
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