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Costume balls: dressing up history, 1870-1927

Contents

Foreword / Anne Eschapasse -- Introduction / Cynthia Cooper -- Setting the scene -- Dressing up history / Cynthia Cooper -- Impersonating indigeneity / Jonathan Lainey and Cynthia Cooper -- Photographing phantasmagoria / Zoë Tousignant -- The gallery / Cynthia Cooper with Carloine Bourgeouis, Amelia Desjardins, Caterina Florio, Sonia Kata, Camille Lafrance and Christian Vachon -- The historical fancy dress ball, Montreal, 1898 -- The historical ball, Quebec City, 1927 -- Historical archetypes -- Fanciful yet fashionable -- Creative conservation / Caterina Florio -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Picture credits.

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    • Milan [Italy]: 5 Continents Editions Srl, [2024]
    • Montreal [Canada]: McCord Stewart Museum

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    • 9791254600719
    • 9781254600710
    • 1738924742
    • 9781738924745
    • 125460071X

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  • Notes

    • Also published in French under title: Bals costumés : habiller l'histoire, 1870-1927.
    • "This publication has been developed alongside the exhibition Costume Balls: Dressing Up History, 1870-1927 presented at the McCord Stewart Museum from November 14, 2024, to August 17, 2025." -- Title page verso.

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