Salvador Dali's Dream of Venus: The Surrealist Funhouse from the 1939 World's Fair

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Life Magazine wrote that one funhouse at the 1939 World's Fair stood out among the others:

"Dalí's Dream of Venus, the creation of famed Surrealist painter Salvador Dalí, is the most recent addition to the still-growing list of amusement-area girl shows and easily the most amazing. Weird building contains a dry tank and a wet tank. In the wet tank girls swim under water, milk a bandaged-up cow, tap typewriter keys which float like seaweed. Keyboard of piano is painted on the recumbent female figure made of rubber. In dry tank...a sleeping Venus reclines in 36-foot bed, covered with white and red satin, flowers, and leaves. Scattered about the bed are lobsters frying on beds of hot coals and bottles of champagne....All this is most amusing and interesting."

The building's modern, expressionistic exterior, with an entrance framed by a woman's legs, and shocking interior, including the bare-breasted "living liquid ladies" who occupied the tanks, caused quite a stir. The funhouse was so successful that it reopened for a second season, but once torn down it faded from memory and its outlandishness became the stuff of urban myth. Now, more than 60 years later, a collection of photographs of the Dream of Venus by Eric Schaal has been discovered. In stunning black-and-white and early Kodachrome, they show both the construction and the completion of the funhouse-from Dalí painting a melting clock to showgirls parading for their audience. Salvador Dalí's Dream of Venus reveals not only an eccentric work of architecture, but also a one-of-a-kind creation by one of the most fertile imaginations of the 20th century.

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful, Surreal Dream.......2005-05-04

I stumbled upon this book at a bookstore, and had to buy it. I have never seen anything like it, but what else would you expect from Dali. I would like to point out to the reviewer before me, that there is a reason that the photos look "pastellish". It was 1939, and color film was very new, and unstable. Even now color film is unstable. These negatives had been stored away for 70 years. Thats why the color photos seemed "washed out" as you put it. Even the last line of the book addresses that,we will never really see how Dali had envisioned his creation, because of the nature of color film. I find the colors to be very interesting, because of the fact they are not true to life, which for me makes the images that much more dreamlike. I find the book to be a beautiful edition, and would recommend to anyone interested in Dali, Surrealism, girlie shows, funhouses, and installation art. It's great to find things that you never knew existed. Amazon is great, but nothing can beat the good old used bookstore.

Limitations of the Medium.......2004-10-10

It's a wonderful trip through the fantasy world of 1939. It's faded, though.

The reproductions available limit the viewability of the photos here. Everything is pastellish; you cannot believe that this was how Dali really made this exhibition. He was fond of splashy, bright color; the photography in this book looks very washed out.

That said, though, the reader is amazed to learn what 1939 viewers would tolerate by way of "explicit" sexuality. You have nude women in provocative positions to be viewed by the general public. How did this make it through pre-war censorship? Most likely because it was ART.

You won't seem images like this anywhere else. It is wonderful stuff, and a must for Dali fans.

Quite possibly the world's coolest funhouse!.......2003-07-23

Though Dali would eventually disavow his "Dream of Venus" pavilion from the 1939 World's Fair (over those pulling the pursestrings interfering with his vision), its place in history was forever secured as one of the earliest "art installation exhibits", or alternatively the most amazing carnival funhouse ever devised.

Full of bizarre imagery pulled from Freudian psychology and the depths of Dali's own mind, visitors were treated to topless models cavorting in aquaria and other tableaux of surreal landscapes such as a 36-foot bed topped with lobsters baking on hot coals, a taxicab containing a rainstorm and Christopher Columbus, and an undersea mummified cow. Apparently a psychotic dream-rant by B-movie actress Ruth Ford played on endlessly in the darkness as well.

Schaffner gives a brief textual description of a walk-through of the pavilion, followed by a history of the exhibition's development. Schaal's recently discovered photographs are the primary illustrations; they document both the exhibit space as well as behind-the-scenes shots of the models in costume fittings and the construction of the pavilion.

The book, while fascinating, does leave one wanting more; certainly other photographs and film clips documenting the pavilion exist, possibly also of its rehab in 1940 as "20,000 Legs Under the Sea" (!), which would have been interesting in addition to the Schaal photos. Schaffner also very briefly quotes contemporary descriptions of the pavilion, lengthier passages would have been nice. It seems she is focusing on newly-discovered material, but since so little of the old material is easily available, its inclusion would have been well-justified.

All in all, though, a beautifully produced volume on a rare melding of high art and carnival culture, the likes of which will undoubtedly never be seen again. Highly recommended.

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The Complete History of Costume and Fashion is a comprehensive illustrated guide to the history of clothing and fashion. At different times in history, fashionable dress has taken very different forms. From the first fashion style of the Egyptians to the extravagant clothes of the Romans, from the birth of the Dandy to haute couture in the twentieth century, this book chronicles the evolution of style for both males and females from a social, cultural, and historical perspective.

Organized by specific time periods, coverage includes:
The Ancient Egyptians: Noble garments, wigs and hairpieces, eye make-up, jewelry
Greece and Rome: Classical elegance, the Etruscan wardrobe, bright colors, the toga
Middle Ages: Medieval Europe and Byzantine fashion, age of chivalry, trains and sleeves
Early Renaissance: Damask, taffeta, velvet, tight-fitting bodices
Sixteenth Century: Flowering of the arts, science and fashion, doublets and ruffs, bodices
Seventeenth Century: Influence of the Baroque, ribbons and embroidery, wigs for men
Eighteenth Century: Extravagance and excess, masks, buckled shoes, three-cornered hats, hoop skirts
Nineteenth Century: Victorian values, crinolines and bustles, artificial hair color, double-breasted jackets
Twentieth Century: The age of diversity, global style, mini-skirts, supermodels, street fashion, new fabrics.

Customer Reviews:

There is nothing complete about this book........2006-12-09

The most complete book of History of Costume I have found is "Survey of Historic Costume" by Phyllis Tortora and Keith Eubank. The title of this book "The Complete..." and the lack of content simple don't belong together.

This book is a beginners basic introduction to costume. It needs to be reviewed and mistakes need to be fixed.

didn't like it.......2006-11-10

There are cool pictures and all but seriously you cannot cover the whole egyptian, etruscan, greek...periods in 3-4 pages. The book plainly describes what people were wearing in these periods (and it does not give you the complete info) and it does not tell you much about the story behind these costumes which I found pretty lame.

Nearly Useless as a Costume Reference.......2001-10-23

Always on the lookout for any new costume reference, I was
eager to leaf through this one. Unfortunately, it was nearly
a waste of time.

I say "nearly", because Cosgrave provides quite a few helpful
illustrations, though the objects depicted are often mislabelled and period paintings are seldom fully cited.

In general, I found this volume to be shallow and badly researched. It's full of bad generalizations and misused terminology. Cosgrave makes numerous statements which are at odds with everything I've come to know about historical costume. Seldom are these bald statements backed by sources discussed in the text. She also has a 'thing' about Byzantine costume. Everything worn in any other place or time suffers in her constant comparisons.

One of my favorite absurdities is that her entire discussion of medieval jewelry is a dismissal of the same as "crude". (Though she does allow that the Irish did some nice work. And, of course, it suffers by comparison to Byzantine jewelry.)

Another example: The caption regarding a painting of people in Burgundian Court Dress urges the reader to "Note the Byzantine influences". Huh?!!

In general I'd recommend that the re-enactor or Costume History
student look at the pictures and ignore the text.

A good general costume history.......2001-09-09

This is a beautifully designed publication certain to be rewarding to someone seeking an overview of the subject. The text, while not truly in depth, is very readable and is written in a vernacular yet polished style. Customs of the various cultures and periods, along with manners and gender roles in society, are covered as well. Ancient Europe and the Mesopotamian cultures (Sumer, Babylon, and Assyria) are omitted. Some of Ms. Cosgrave's information about other early cultures - especially the Egyptians - does not totally coincide with other authors and should not be taken as gospel, but rather as a possible interpretation. In other chapters, some of the observations and conclusions are quite insightful. The illustrations are wonderful and astutely chosen (with the exception of some 19th century line drawings used to illustrate early Egyptian, Greek and Roman costume.) The illustrations are also reproduced well, and the number of color plates is quite abundant for a book of this price. The books main weakness, and this is a big weakness, is that these beautiful and well chosen illustrations are not consistently attributed with the date, name of the work, artist, or museum, and in fact some of them are incorrectly identified or dated. Also, in the sections of the book on the 19th and 20th centuries - both in the illustration placement as well as the text - the reader does not really get a clear picture of the looks of the individual decades and periods within these centuries. Given the rapid changes of silhouettes and styles that occur in these years, a more thorough and detailed account would be welcome. With these notable reservations, this publication has still achieved reasonable success, and is still a recommendable text on the subject, especially for novices. The attractive price - especially the Amazon price - makes this a good value as well and contributes to its overall rating.

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The curtains for the shocking final stage will now be drawn!! Just when their love for wach other was finally realized, Gou and Taki's relationship is torn apart by the killer Sandfish. It's now time to come to terms with Taki's dark past! Includes a newly drawn honeymoon episode you can only see here!

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disappointing.......2007-04-11

This review covers episodes 2 to 4 which are very much alike.

I was delighted with the first one: gone were the womanish, delicate characters so common in other yaoi, replaced by two strong, witty males involved in dangerous adventures.

I do not know why but with her second episode the author, instead of pursuing this fun filled path, gradually making her two men fall for each other, decided to take a very serious turn for melodrama.
Taki has a heart rending -and uninteresting- past that comes back to literally hunt him. Gone are the fun, the humour, the light hearted adventures, replaced by endless tears and guilt, back in the obnoxious routine of a genre made to please romance loving straight women more than gay men.

I guess I should just give up the whole genre...

Awsome!!!.......2006-11-19

To really appreciate this book you would need to read the first three. But this was one of my most favorite yoai books ever. It was a very well done ending to an interesting story.

Love this BL manga series!!.......2006-11-19

I really enjoyed reading this manga series.Intriguing story,well written,well drawn,one of the best BL manga lately .This is one of those that I cant wait to get my hands on the next volume and the characters in this manga seem very alive to me.Love how they ended the series.It would be neat to see if they made this into an anime -a 12 episode series like Gakuen Heaven but at a PG rating or not.

wonderful series.......2006-11-10

great ending to an awesome little series. definitely enjoyed it. first yaoi i've bought and i loved it alot. wish it was longer than four volumes.

Disappointed!.......2006-09-16

Today, I've received two parcels from Amazon and in one of them, there was the "Yellow 4" manga by Makoto Tateno. Naturally, I had to read that one first, having read the previous three in the series. I was really looking forward to this one since the third volume ended with a cliffhanger. Unfortunately, the 4th volume rather disappointed me. I thought/hoped that it would be suspensive, touching, a little sad but that it would grip me from the first page. Nothing was farther from the reality :(

What I didn't like? Well, I can sum it up easily:

BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!! A LOT OF THEM!

1. The whole thing with the card and Mozart was utterly ridiculous. If Taki managed to convince the woman to help him, why didn't he simply write the whole thing down on a piece of paper? No details, just the name and the place? O.o

2. If Taki was more or less a prisoner, where did he get his hands on a surveillance system to spy on his "parents"? And I'm not even talking about the crowd of women who went through his bed in the short period of time. Where did he get to know them since he didn't seem to leave his room?

3. Goh came to save Taki and instead of running for the hills, they had sex right there, in the cell. Call me a cynic but that was so stupid that I didn't even find it hot. And talking about the cell, the guards outside etc. What the hell? Where did all that come from?

4. Tsunuga drugging Goh. Right, Taki really wouldn't notice that someone doped the man that was sitting right next to him with a chloroform (that must have been chloroform or something like that since Tsunuga had to press a handkerchief to Goh's mouth). Like I would believe that Goh would simply take it and not even flail a bit. Right. And the fact that Goh recognized Tsunuga because he smelled like this certain brand of coffee? Completely ridiculous X((

5. Tsunuga kidnapping Taki. I thought he was their friend and here he was ready to throw Taki back into the clutches of international assassins to have his revenge. Please, an elderly cop who has been a coffee shop owner for the last six years wants to take on TWO super killers. Right.

6. PLEASE, no amnesia, please! X( The fact that Taki had killed this girl was what really grabbed my attention. But Mari was actually Katsuro's email friend? And the police didn't know anything about a girl that had been washed out on the shore? Okay, whump me over the head but is the author trying to make us look like idiots or what?

7. The whole thing with Taki and Goh pointing guns at their respective heads. I really really wanted to see the scene as moving, touching etc. but it just looked funny - two adults pointing guns at their own heads while in the company of an elderly ex-cop slash coffee shop owner bent on revenge, a crazy international assassin with a changed sex, another international assassin with an internet fetish and a little girl with amnesia X( I think that Katsuro was the only normal guy there, really.

Oh, and not to mention the drawings and style. Some of the pictures were not that good anymore or downright ugly. It looked like the author didn't have the time to make the drawings as elaborate as they had been in the first volume :( I always hate it when something like that happens :(

I think that the quality of "Yellow" was dropping rapidly with each volume and I'm rather glad that it ended where it ended and that there are no more books in this series. I've hoped that this series would be as good as "Fake" but it really didn't reach that level.

Overall, I would give this series 3,5 - 4 stars maximum, but this volume would be 2,5 stars at the most. I'm very disappointed :(

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A great manga
Demon hunting for youngsters
by day junior high student by night yoshimori is a kekkaishi!!
kek- uh, kek- o? kek...

Kekkaishi, Volume 4 (Kekkaishi)
Yellow Tanabe
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A modern-day Romeo and Juliet, skilled in the art of the "kekkaishi," fight against their families' bitter rivalry and a gaggle of monsters and ghosts on the loose!

By day, 14-year-old Yoshimori Sumimura is just a regular kid going to junior high school, but by night he is a "kekkaishi," or demon-fighter who specializes in generating magical barriers around his prey before making them disappear. His neighbor is 16-year-old Tokine Yukimura, who is also a kekkaishi! Together they share the knowledge of their ancient art and their nights battling beings from the netherworld. Sounds fun, but their families don't get along, because each believes themselves to be the "true practitioners" of the art of the kekkaishi.

Will Yoshimori and Tokine friendship overcome their families' ancient rivalry? And will they be able to stop the frog-demon that's threatening their school?! Their exciting adventures and magical battles begin in this volume!

Customer Reviews:

A great manga.......2006-03-30

I first found out about this manga from one of the manga fliers at the bookstore... you know, the kind with the editor's picks and promos... but in it was an excerpt from this book, and it interested me. I went out and bought it not long after, and fell in love with it. It has a lighthearted "fun-ness" about it that I just love.... and yet, there's the part where Yoshimori tries so hard only to protect Tokine... they really are two great characters, and I can never wait for the next one to come out!

Demon hunting for youngsters.......2006-03-07

So, let's say your a demon hunter in training in Japan(God knows there's alot of them there!)but your sick of your grandpa's constant bitching about family tradition, and all you wanna do is be a baker. That's the premise for Kekkaishi by manga-ka Yellow Tanabe.

Yoshimori is the latest in his family's group of spiritualists. They have the power to set up barriers around demons, and either exorcise them to the afterlife, or just contain them in an attempt to ward them off. At the same time, there is a rival clan of from the same order whose latest disciple Tokine is Yoshimori's neighbor and schoolmate, although she goes to the high school part of the campus while he's still in middle school(they sometimes mix in grade schools in Japan). Most of the ghosts and other undead nasties habitat around their school because it was the site of a temple that was overrun with demons centuries ago. Now, both Yoshimori and Tokine's plans recieve payment from a mysterious benefactor for keeping the area clear of spooks.

Yoshimori gets help from a dog demon named Madarao who is indebted to his family's service for the past few centuries. Tokine gets help from a similar canine called Hakubi. Between the two of them, they have to deal with possessed teachers, pesky chef ghosts, and other things that might make campus life more like an episode of Buffy.

Kekkaishi is a pretty fair manga. It's not as gripping as say Bleach which is also about teenage ghost chasers. But it does have a pretty original story and interesting artwork. It seems to develop more and more with each chapter, so its worth looking into further volumes of.

by day junior high student by night yoshimori is a kekkaishi!!.......2005-12-30

kekkaishi is about yoshimori a kekkaishi (a kekkaishi is a demon hunter).well any way the manga was great and cant wait for no. four to come out!!the manga kekkaishi is also rated teen and in my perspective it shouldn't.kekkaishi has some vilonce but nothing offensive and there is demons but its not like there all freaky(like the one in the manga deatnote ugg)but its suitible for ages 10 through your age.i loved the manga and cant wight to see what yellow tanabe dishes out next!!i found this manga in borders i desided to try something else than what my friends told my to like naruto and shaman king thats how i found this manga.who knows maybe you could try something new like ohhh ummm let me see umm KEKKAISHI!!!!

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kek- uh, kek- o? kek..........2005-08-01

why am i always first to review these books? oh well, this book is pretty cool, regardless of how freakin' hard it is to pronounce the name. it's about YOSHImori, a fourteen year old who has the ability to create barriers out of thin air. He becomes friends with this pastry chef guy, who died thinking about a really lame vegetable. (poor guy) And, of course what manga wouldn't be without a love interest? (hey, read the book. it could happen*eventualy*) Tokine is yoshi's 16 year old neighbor. She, like yoshimori, is a kekkaishi (barrier master)
and both of their families are feuding over who's really the true practitioner(don't know what that means, either)of the art.
this book gets a five outta five, because, for now, i can't tell whether it's gonna freakin rock (the highest compliment i know) or whether it'd just be ok. read it for yourself. if i didn't think it was worth reading, i wouldn't have reviewed it, so it's definetly a good way to spend an hour, if nothing else.

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While writing these children's books I mixed fact with fiction, reality with fantasy, and the will to overcome near-impossible problems with creative solutions. Since children need positive encouragement, optimism, hope, and, most of all - love, I've created stories using animals - who are true to their particular nature. I chose animals which children can both relate to and understand by their own unique behaviors, but sometimes with a little humor and a few unexpected happenings. Positive reading for positive readers!

Wonderful Stories From Skog Forest: Near the Little Yellow House Volume 1 'Li'l Bunny's Big Adventure'

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Wonderful Stories From Skog Forest: Near the Little Yellow House Volume 1 'Li'l Bunny's Big Adventure'
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Entertaining Read.......2007-09-28

A great book that the family can enjoy for a long time. The kids loved the illustrations, as they were simple and amusing. The story has depth and some challenging vocabulary depending on the child's age. Overall a great addition to any child's library!

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There's plenty of action in this series as trainers Red and Blue explore jungles, caves, and cities in search of excitement — and Pokemon. But can Red and Blue foil the schemes of Team Rocket, a mysterious group of villains who want to use Pokemon for evil? Crusading Gym Leaders Green, Blue, and Bill face the unwelcome prospect of joining forces with their old enemies in Team Rocket to fight an even more cunning foe — the Elite Four. In this action-packed adventure, Green and Sabrina take on Lorelei; Bill and Lt. Surge fight it out with Bruno; and Blue and Koga face Agatha. See the best of the best in the Pokemon world clash in one titanic battle. "Children of all ages ... will enjoy this." — Comics Buyer's Guide

Customer Reviews:

Make the next one longer!.......2005-01-20

I gave it 4 because it was, for the most part, very funny, but it could have been bigger. I hate finishing a book in a few hours!

Hysterical!.......1999-12-30

This book is so funny. I took it to work with me one day to read while on break. I read some of it aloud to some of my co-workers who were reduced to tears. My personal favorite story in here is "Burglar Can't Hurt Anyone". Buy this book, it's hysterical! Jay, if you're reading this, please release more headlines books!

Was this supposed to be Funny?.......1999-08-03

I found this book to be a complete waste of time. It wasn't very funny and probably wasted more of my time than it did take them to put it together.

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