the Museum of Modern Art and the birth of art cinema Wasson, Haidee 1970- creator text bibliography cau Berkeley University of California Press 2005 monographic eng

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xiii, 314 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. In 1935, the foundation of the Film Library of the Museum of Modern Art in New York marked the transformation of the film medium from a passing amusement to an enduring art form. Haidee Wasson maps the work of the MoMA film library as it pioneered the preservation of film & promoted the concept of art cinema Making Cinema a Modern Art -- Mannered Cinema / Mobile Theaters: film exhibition, 16 mm, and the new audience ideal -- The Mass Museology of the Modern -- An Awkward and Dangerous Task: the film library takes shape -- Rearguard Exhibition: the film library's circulating programs -- Enduring Legacies Haidee Wasson. Includes bibliographic references and index Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.). Film Library History Museo de Arte Moderno (Nueva York, Estados Unidos) Filmoteca Historia Motion pictures Preservation United States Motion pictures United States History Películas Preservación Estados Unidos Cine Historia Estados Unidos PN 1993.4 W323m 2005 0520227778 (alk. paper) 9780520227774 0520241312 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780520241312 2004024026 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip052/2004024026.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0642/2004024026-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0735/2004024026-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip052/2004024026.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0642/2004024026-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0735/2004024026-b.html DLC 041012 20250429104932.0 103219 eng