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The beach town of Provincetown, Massachusetts, has long been defined by outsiders. A safe haven for the queer community and a getaway for artists, it is a place defined by openness and tolerance. Throughout the late 1970s and early 80s Joel Meyerowitz spent his summers there, roaming the seaside with an 8-by-10 camera, making exquisite, sharply observed portraits of families, couples, children, artists, and other denizens of the progressive community. A cast of characters appear and reappear from season to season against a picturesque backdrop of sea, sand, and sun. Provincetown collects one hundred portraits, most never before published, bringing viewers into an idyllic world of self-styled individualism.
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American literature --- Authors --- Writers --- Litterateurs --- Bio-bibliography --- Literature --- Provincetown (Mass.) --- Provincetown, Mass. --- P-town (Mass.)
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Black examines the roles a remarkable group of women played in one of the most influential theatre groups in America, demonstrating their influence on 20th-century dramaturgy and culture. Perhaps most notable for its discovery of two significant American playwrights--Eugene O'Neill and Susan Glaspell--and for its role in developing an American tradition of non-commercial theatre, the Provincetown Players collective has long been appreciated for its meaningful contributions to American drama. An outgrowth of the Greenwich Village community of politically minded artists a
American drama --- Women and literature --- Women in the theater --- Theater --- Literature --- Women authors --- History and criticism. --- Provincetown Players. --- Provincetown (Mass.) --- Provincetown, Mass. --- P-town (Mass.) --- Intellectual life. --- History
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How did a sleepy New England fishing village become a gay mecca? In this dynamic history, Karen Christel Krahulik explains why Provincetown, Massachusetts-alternately known as "Land's End," "Cape-tip," "Cape-end," and, to some, "Queersville, U.S.A"-has meant many things to many people. Provincetown tells the story of this beguiling coastal town, from its early history as a mid-nineteenth century colonial village to its current stature as a bustling gay tourist destination. It details the many cultures and groups-Yankee artists, Portuguese fishermen, tourists-that have comprised and influenced
Provincetown (Mass.) --- Social conditions. --- History. --- England. --- Provincetown. --- charts. --- fishing. --- from. --- history. --- mecca. --- sleepy. --- that. --- transformation. --- village.
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