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020 _a9781838510350 (hbk.) :
_c£30.00
040 _aStDuBDS
050 4 _aPN1584
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_2ukslc
245 0 0 _aDiva :
_bthe courageous, the visionary, the fabulous /
_cedited by Kate Bailey ; with contributions from Veronica Castro [and five others].
264 1 _aLondon :
_bV&A Publishing,
_c[2023]
264 4 _c©2023
300 _a191 pages :
_billustrations (black and white, and colour) ;
_c30 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
336 _astill image
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
500 _aPublished to accompany the exhibition of the same name held at Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 24th June 2023-7th April 2024.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 8 _aOriginating from the Latin for deity or goddess, the word 'diva' has evolved to become a far more complex - and loaded - term. Delving into public and private personas of performers from Jenny Lind and Sarah Bernhardt to Nina Simone and Rihanna this book examines what it means to be a diva and how this has been subverted and embraced over time.
650 0 _aPerforming arts
_vExhibitions.
650 0 _aCostume
_vExhibitions.
650 0 _aArtists
_vPortraits
_vExhibitions.
650 0 _aCelebrities
_vPortraits
_vExhibitions.
650 7 _aPerforming Arts.
700 1 _aBailey, Kate
_c(Museum curator),
_eeditor.
710 2 _aVictoria and Albert Museum,
_ehost institution.
999 _c88445
_d88445