Finally Here!
An ode to American folk art, Christine Hadsel’s SUSPENDED WORLDS features a gorgeous collection of historic theater scenery in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Before television, radio, and the internet, live theater was a community’s main form of entertainment, a way to be transported to another time and place. Each grand drape and backdrop, colorful and memorable in its own way, is a testament to cultural life between 1890 and 1940.
Conquering a century of dirt, damage, and neglect, Hadsel led a team of conservators from “Curtains Without Borders” as they took on the Herculean task of restoring hundreds of these historic painted theater curtains for community use and display. From romantic landscapes, to picturesque streets, to advertising drops, these hand-painted scenes are beautifully preserved in full-color photographs—an ambitious presentation that celebrates otherwise overlooked pieces of vernacular art.
“[Suspended Worlds] will continue to delight and inform future generations of audiences and scholars.” —Michael Sherman, Vermont History
Hardcover. $40
You can e-mail Chris Hadsel directly at curtainswithoutborders@gmail.com to get a signed copy, or you can find them at the following fine, independent bookstores:
Green Mountain Books, Lyndonville, VT greenmtnbooks.com
Phoenix Books, Burlington, VT phoenixbooks.biz
Vermont Historical Society Bookstore, Barre, VT vermonthistory.org
Galaxy Books, Hardwick, VT galaxybookshop.com
Northeast Kingdom Artisan Guild, St. Johnsbury, VT nekartisansguild.com
Norwich Bookstore, Norwich, VT norwichbookstore.com
Vermont Book Shop, Middlebury, VT vermontbookshop.com
Northshire Books, Manchester, VT northshire.com
Village Square Booksellers, Bellows Falls, VT villagesquarebooks.com
Main Street BookEnds, Warner, NH mainstreetbookends.com
Toadstool Bookshop, Peterborough, NH toadbooks.com
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