Kiss of the Beast

Cover of Kiss of the Beast
Adoption Amount: $250
Category: Build and Access the Collection
Location: National Museum of Natural History Library

Kiss of the beast : from Paris Salon to King Kong

South Brisbane, Qld.: Queensland Art Gallery, c2005.

Queensland Art Gallery curators Ted Gott and Kathryn Weir created an exhibit featuring monsters and beasts as depicted in art and entertainment history. The exhibit and accompanying book, Kiss of the Beast: From Paris Salon to King Kong highlights the many ways beasts feature prominently in imaginations of artists and filmmakers. The animal now known as the gorilla came to the attention of modern Europeans in 1847. From that time, gorillas and similar beasts have been popular subjects in sculptures, paintings, books, and movies. This book analyzes the cultural, racial, and entertainment impacts of elements of various movies and works of art. Kiss of the Beast has a front cover overlaid with inch high synthetic hair reminiscent of gorilla pelt. The book is part of the Museum Studies and Research Library collection.

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