Superheroes : fashion and fantasy
by
 
Bolton, Andrew, 1966-

Title
Superheroes : fashion and fantasy

Author
Bolton, Andrew, 1966-

ISBN
9781588392794
 
9781588392800
 
9780300136708

Personal Author
Bolton, Andrew, 1966-

Publication Information
New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art ; New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2008.

Physical Description
160 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

General Note
Catalog of an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, May 7-Sept. 1, 2008.

Contents
The graphic body -- The patriotic body -- The virile body -- The para-doxical body -- The armored body -- The aero-dynamic body -- The mutant body -- The post-modern body.

Abstract
This richly illustrated book explores how radical couture, avant-garde sportswear, and state-of-the-art military garments as seen through the lens of the superhero can be metaphors for sex, power, and politics. Beginning with the origins of the superhero costume, this volume looks at how designers have been influenced by iconographic components such as the cape, mask, boots, and unitard.

Subject Term
Fashion design -- United States -- Exhibitions.
 
Heroes in art -- Exhibitions.
 
Fashion design. (OCoLC)fst01200123
 
Heroes in art. (OCoLC)fst00955582
 
Modedesign.
 
Designutställningar.
 
Hjältar i konsten.
 
Superheroes in art.

Geographic Term
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
 
Förenta staterna.

Genre
Exhibition catalogs. (OCoLC)fst01424028

Added Author
Chabon, Michael.

Added Corporate Author
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Electronic Access
Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0815/2008011442.html


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