THE CUSTER CYCLORAMA, REVISITED

Markantes re-explores the story of the long-lost Custer Cyclorama. Cycloramas were the 19th century version of virtual reality and the first mass medium. These roughly cylindrical paintings, usually 50 by 400 ft in size, had to be painted and exhibited in special buildings. In 1888, the Boston Cyclo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Military Images 2005-09, Vol.27 (2), p.21-31
1. Verfasser: Markantes, Charles G.
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Zusammenfassung:Markantes re-explores the story of the long-lost Custer Cyclorama. Cycloramas were the 19th century version of virtual reality and the first mass medium. These roughly cylindrical paintings, usually 50 by 400 ft in size, had to be painted and exhibited in special buildings. In 1888, the Boston Cyclorama Co produced an enormous painting of Maj Gen George A. Custer's last fight that would soon replace the famous cyclorama of the Battle of Gettysburg, one of the wonders of the Victorian age.
ISSN:1040-4961