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An eye for the tropics : tourism, photography, and framing the Caribbean picturesque / by Thompson, Krista A.,1972-author.(CARDINAL)302930; Duke University Press,publsiher.(CARDINAL)290492;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-348) and index.Introduction: Tropicalization: the aesthetics and politics of space in Jamaica and the Bahamas -- 1. Framing "The New Jamaica": feasting on the picturesque tropical landscape -- 2. Developing the tropics: the politics of the picturesque in the Bahamas -- 3. Through the looking glass: visualizing the sea as icon of the Bahamas -- 4. Diving into the racial waters of beach space in Jamaica: tropical modernity and the Myrtle Bank Hotel's pool -- 5. "I am rendered speechless by your ideal of beauty": the picturesque in history and art in the postcolony -- Epilogue: tropical futures: civilizing citizens and uncivilizing tourists."Images of Jamaica and the Bahamas as tropical paradises full of palm trees, white sandy beaches, and inviting warm water seem timeless. Surprisingly, the origins of those images can be traced back to the roots of the islands' tourism industry in the 1880s. As Krista A. Thompson explains, in the late nineteenth century, tourism promoters, backed by British colonial administrators, began to market Jamaica and the Bahamas as picturesque "tropical" paradises. They hired photographers and artists to create carefully crafted representations, which then circulated internationally via postcards and illustrated guides and lectures. Illustrated with more than one hundred images, including many in color, An Eye for the Tropics is a nuanced evaluation of the aesthetics of the "tropicalizing images" and their effects on Jamaica and the Bahamas. Thompson describes how representations created to project an image to the outside world altered everyday life on the islands. Hoteliers imported tropical plants to make the islands look more like the images. Many prominent tourist-oriented spaces, including hotels and famous beaches, became off-limits to the islands' black populations, who were encouraged to act like the disciplined, loyal colonial subjects depicted in the pictures. Analyzing the work of specific photographers and artists who created tropical representations of Jamaica and the Bahamas between the 1880s and the 1930s, Thompson shows how their images differ from the English picturesque landscape tradition. Turning to the present, she examines how tropicalizing images are deconstructed in works by contemporary artists--including Christopher Cozier, David Bailey, and Irenee Shaw--at the same time that they remain a staple of postcolonial governments' vigorous efforts to attract tourists."--Publisher's website.
Subjects: Tourism in art.; Tourism; Travel photography;
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The artful traveler : cultural tourism in North Carolina / by North Carolina Arts Council.(CARDINAL)134006;
Subjects: Arts; Performing arts; Heritage tourism;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Monet on the Normandy coast : tourism and painting, 1867-1886 / by Herbert, Robert L.,1929-2020.(CARDINAL)129054;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Monet, Claude, 1840-1926; Normandy (France) in art.; Tourism and art;
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Frederic Church, Winslow Homer, and Thomas Moran : tourism and American landscape / by Cooper-Hewitt Museum.(CARDINAL)152733; Bloemink, Barbara J.(CARDINAL)225961; Church, Frederic Edwin,1826-1900.(CARDINAL)159827; Homer, Winslow,1836-1910.(CARDINAL)139373; Moran, Thomas,1837-1926.(CARDINAL)151280;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Foreword / Paul Warwick Thompson -- Introduction / Barbara Bloemink -- Landscape icons, tourism, and land development in the Northeast / Gail G. Davidson -- The best possible view : pictorial representation in the American West / Floramae McCarron-Cates -- The pastoral ideal : Winslow Homer's bucolic America / Sarah Burns -- America inside out: the view from the parlor / Karal Ann Marling -- Selected timeline / Athena Preston.
Subjects: Art.; Exhibition catalogs.; Church, Frederic Edwin, 1826-1900; Homer, Winslow, 1836-1910; Moran, Thomas, 1837-1926; Cooper-Hewitt Museum; Landscapes in art; Tourism and art; National characteristics, American, in art; Art;
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Inventing Acadia : artists and tourists at Mount Desert / by Belanger, Pamela J.(CARDINAL)226884; Sweeney, J. Gray,1943-(CARDINAL)145462; William A. Farnsworth Library and Art Museum.(CARDINAL)146208;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-167) and index.
Subjects: Art.; Exhibition catalogs.; Church, Frederic Edwin, 1826-1900; Tourism and art;
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Career opportunities in travel and hospitality : featuring more than 75 jobs in travel and tourism services ; hotels and lodging ; specialty resorts, cruise ships, and recreation ; restaurants and culinary arts ; casinos and gaming ; communications by Burns, Jennifer Bobrow.(CARDINAL)472010;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-287) and index.Travel and tourism services -- Hotels and lodging -- Specialty resorts, cruise ships, and recreation -- Restaurants and culinary arts -- Casinos and gaming -- Communications and other.Whether you want to spend your days outside leading tours or in the kitchen preparing delicious meals for customers, the travel and hospitality industries offer a diverse array of career opportunities.
Subjects: Service industries; Travel; Hospitality industry;
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Coal : nature and culture / by Crane, Ralph J.,1957-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.What is coal? -- Using coal -- Working the black seam -- The politics of coal -- Coal heritage and tourism -- Coal in literature -- Coal in song and film -- Coal in art -- Coal and folklore."While concerns about climate change have focused negative attention on the coal industry in recent years, as descendants of the industrial revolution we have all benefitted from the mining of the black seam. Coal has influenced significantly the course of human history and our social and natural environments. This book takes readers on a journey through the extraordinary artistic responses to coal, from its role in the works of writers such as Zola, Lawrence, and Orwell, to the way it inspired the work of painters including Turner, Monet and Van Gogh and the place of coal in film, song and folklore as well as the surprising allure of coal tourism. This strikingly illustrated book provides an engaging and informative insight into the myriad ways coal has affected our lives"--Publisher's description.
Subjects: Coal in art.; Coal trade.; Coal trade; Coal.;
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Unpacking culture : art and commodity in colonial and postcolonial worlds / by Phillips, Ruth B.(Ruth Bliss),1945-(CARDINAL)182383; Steiner, Christopher Burghard.(CARDINAL)217179;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-406) and index.
Subjects: Tourism and art.; Art and society.; Art;
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Paris, I love you but you're bringing me down / by Baldwin, Rosecrans.(CARDINAL)499091;
The goddess P. -- Send in the clouds -- Ego tourism -- The realest -- Art is not a luxury -- Something is added to the air forever.An account of a Francophile's haphazard relocation to Paris in spite of his lack of French fluency describes how the region considerably differed from his expectations and the ways in which he overcame cultural challenges.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Baldwin, Rosecrans.; Baldwin, Rosecrans; Americans; Couples;
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How railways transformed the world [videorecording] / by Allitt, Patrick,lecturer.(CARDINAL)734628; Teaching Company,production company,publisher.(CARDINAL)349444;
Includes bibliographical references in course guidebook.Lecturer, Patrick N. Allitt, PhD."In the 24 richly illustrated lectures of How Railways Transformed the World, Professor Patrick N. Allitt of Emory University takes you on a deep dive into the history, lore, and the multiple dimensions of trains and rail travel. An eminent historian and a lifelong railway enthusiast, Professor Allitt infuses the lectures with a vast and discerning knowledge of trains and train travel as he discusses the importance of railways throughout history and throughout the world, also presenting extensive material about rail travel today. Through his grand and sprawling narrative and engrossing storytelling, you'll witness the creation and development of rail technology, the railway industry, and railway culture, which has had such profound effects on lives around the world."--Publisher's website.DVD.
Subjects: Lectures.; Instructional films.; Educational films.; Nonfiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Railroads; Railroads; Railroads; Railroads; Railroad travel; Railroad travel; Railroads; Railroads; Railroad travel;
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