Jackson, Anna (Anna M. F.)

Expo : international expositions 1851-2010 / Anna Jackson.

London : V & A Publishing, 2008.

128 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

"Following the enormous success of the Great Exhibition of 1851, expositions have been held in Europe, America and Asia and provided a stage on which the world has come together to display its achievement and ambitions. These momentous events have also exerted a profound influence on developments in architecture and urban planning, transportation, mass communication, consumerism, science, technology, art, industrial design, popular culture, entertainment and leisure. The revolver, sewing machine, telephone and television have all had their public launch at, expositions, the Eiffel Tower in Paris and Atomium in Brussels were purpose-built for expositions, and one of the greatest paintings of the twentieth century, Pablo Picasso's Guernica, was created specifically for display at the 1937 Paris exposition." "This book accompanies a touring exhibition originated by the Bureau International des Expositions and is written around three broad themes: the city transformed, the world displayed and the future represented. It bridges the gap between a general overview and academic text, providing a lively introduction to the history and significance of international expositions. The experience of visiting an 'expo' was essentially a visual one and the objects featured here are primarily graphic: posters, ephemera, photographs, books and catalogues, all of which help trace the development of these events and the changing ways in which they were recorded as technology advanced, from hand-tinted print to aerial colour photograph."--Jacket.

9781851775408 (paperback)
1851775404 (paperback)

Exhibitions History.
Technology History.
Technologie Histoire.
Exhibitions.
Technology.

Exhibition catalogues.
Chronologies.
Exhibition publications.
History.

Location: Library main 260116
Call No.: BIB 191016
Status: Available