Nekes Collection of Optical Devices, Prints, and Games
Title:
Nekes Collection of Optical Devices, Prints, and Games
Dates:
1700-1996 (bulk 1740-1920)
Number:
93.R.118
Creator/Collector:
Nekes, Werner,
1944-
Extent:
45 Linear Feet
(75 boxes, 1 flat file folder)
Abstract:
German filmmaker. The collection charts
the nature of visual perception in modern European culture at a time when pre-cinema objects
evolved from instruments of natural magic to devices for entertainment. Most of the items
date from the mid-18th century to the early 20th century.
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Language:
Collection material is in French,
German and English.
Repository:
The Getty Research Institute Special Collections 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100 Los Angeles 90049-1688 reference@getty.edu URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10020/askref (310) 440-7390
