Life, Liberty, and the Mummers
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Temple University Press,U.S.
Published:15th Sep '07
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
A stunning photo-essay on America's most dazzling parade
Explaining the life of the Mummers in pictures and words, this book covers the bands, the costumes, and the people who dance, perform, and live their lives through their brigades every day of the year. It captures the joy of brigades preparing for the big parade down Broad Street.Here, in pictures and words, is the life of the Mummers: the bands, the costumes, and the people who dance, perform, and live their lives through their brigades every day of the year. Acclaimed photographer E. A. Kennedy has captured the way Mummery continues its hold on the imagination of Philadelphia, how this tradition has its roots in the city's unique development first as a Swedish, then British city, and the traits Mummery shares with other parade tradtions in the US. Most importantly, Kennedy captures the joy of brigades preparing for the big parade down Broad Street: the practices under the I-95 overpass; the rehearsals and fittings of costumes. Throughout, Kennedy reveals the essence of Mummery and this rich album will make for an indispensable gift for all fans of the Mummers in the city and around the country.
ISBN: 9781592135882
Dimensions: 203mm x 254mm x 18mm
Weight: unknown
192 pages