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DIVA : the courageous, the visionary, the fabulous

Title
DIVA : the courageous, the visionary, the fabulous / edited by Kate Bailey ; with contributions from Veronica Castro, Sasha Geffen, Keith Lodwick, Lucy O' Brien, Miranda Sawyer and Jacqueline Springer.
Publication
[London] : V&A Publishing, [2023]

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Additional Authors
  • Hunt, Tristram, 1974-
  • Bailey, Kate (Museum curator)
  • Lodwick, Keith
  • Springer, Jacqueline
  • Castro, Veronica
  • O'Brien, Lucy
  • Geffen, Sasha
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, host institution.
Description
191 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits; 29 cm
Summary
"Diva celebrates the power and creativity of iconic performers, exploring what it means to be a diva. Ranging from opera and stage goddesses such as Adelina Patti, Sarah Bernhardt and Maria Callas to Hollywood icons Bette Davis, Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe, from activist power performers such as Josephine Baker, Nina Simone and Aretha Franklin to pop megastars Cher, Grace Jones, Prince, Madonna, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and Rihanna, this book puts our conceptions of the 'diva' in the spotlight. Each star featured-courageous, visionary, fabulous- is a diva incarnate"--Publisher's description.
Subject
  • Women in the performing arts > Exhibitions
  • Celebrities
  • Black people
  • Actors
  • Singers
  • Women in the performing arts
Genre/Form
  • Catalogs.
  • Exhibition catalogs.
Note
  • "First published by V&A Publishing to accompany the exhibition DIVA, 24 June 2023-7 April 2024, Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London SW7 2RL"--Title page verso.
  • Foreword by Tristram Hunt.
  • "Unless otherwise stated photographs are © Victoria and Albert Museum, London"--Image credits.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Director's foreword / Tristram Hunt -- Introduction: Redefining the diva / Kate Bailey -- A star is born: Creating the diva / Keith Lodwick -- Backlash blues: Voices for change / Jacqueline Springer -- Rule the world: Status, power, freedom / Veronica Castro -- Express yourself: Rebel reinvention / Lucy O'Brien -- I want to break free: Liberating the diva / Sasha Geffen -- By myself: Negotiating the public and the private / Miranda Sawyer.
Call Number
Sc F 24-8
ISBN
  • 1838510354
  • 9781838510350
OCLC
1330407204
Title
DIVA : the courageous, the visionary, the fabulous / edited by Kate Bailey ; with contributions from Veronica Castro, Sasha Geffen, Keith Lodwick, Lucy O' Brien, Miranda Sawyer and Jacqueline Springer.
Publisher
[London] : V&A Publishing, [2023]
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Subject
Black author.
Added Author
Hunt, Tristram, 1974- author of introduction, etc.
Bailey, Kate (Museum curator), author.
Lodwick, Keith, author.
Springer, Jacqueline, author.
Castro, Veronica, author.
O'Brien, Lucy, author.
Geffen, Sasha, author.
Victoria and Albert Museum, host institution.
Research Call Number
Sc F 24-8
JMF 23-273
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