Entetainment Nation
How Music, Television, Film, Sports, and Theater Shaped the United States Featuring Iconic Smithsonian Collections
$58.78
- Hardcover
272 pages
- Release Date
15 December 2022
Summary
US history gets the star treatment with this essential guide to the Smithsonian’s first permanent exhibition on pop culture, featuring objects like Muhammad Ali’s training robe, and Leonard Nimoy’s Spock ears, and Dorothy’s ruby slippers, oh my!
Winner of the Popular Culture Association’s Ray and Pat Browne Best Edited Reference/Primary Source Work in Popular Culture Award
Entertainment Nation is a star-studded and richly illustrated book celebrating the best of 150 y…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781588347244 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1588347249 |
| Author: | Kenneth Cohen, John W. Troutman |
| Publisher: | Smithsonian Books |
| Imprint: | Smithsonian Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2022 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 279mm |
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Critics Review
BOOKLIST
“This lively and interesting book turns a spotlight on nearly 300 key artifacts (a fraction of the
more than a million objects in the Smithsonian’s collection) and sets them in social and historical
context through a series of essays. […] With this book in hand, those unable to visit the Smithsonian in person can enjoy these national treasures.”
THE SABER AND SCROLL JOURNAL
“Pop culture history fans will delight in this absolutely stunning book, its pages brimming with full-color images of some of the pieces in the collection. From film to sports, music to television and theater, there is some-thing for everyone. […] Entertainment Nation is an excellent book to leave out on a coffee table, as there is always something interesting and important to discover each and every time you open the pages.”
NEIL’S ENTERTAINMENT PICKS
How powerful is the influence of entertainment? Pretty potent, according to Entertainment Nation (Smithsonian), an engrossing dive into the wide-ranging effects of movies, TV, music and spectator sports. The handsome volume includes 225 photos of artifacts from the Smithsonian’s pop culture collection, including Frank Sinatra‘s bowtie, Cyndi Lauper‘s dress and a costume from The Handmaid’s Tale. -Neil Pond, former Entertainment Editor at Parade
Kenneth Cohen
KENNETH COHEN is Edward and Helen Hintz Secretarial Scholar and Curator at NMAH. His work on the intersection of politics, theater, and sport has appeared in academic and popular outlets such as NPR, Slate, and The Washington Post.
JOHN W. TROUTMAN is curator of American music at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and project director for the Entertainment Nation exhibit.
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