Griffith observatory: Hollywood’s celestial theater.
Hollywood has always been about seeing and being seen and Griffith Observatory, perched on Mount Hollywood overlooking the Los Angeles metropolis, is the perfect stage set for a cosmic drama. In this article, the authors show how the Observatory’s form and function are uniquely Southern California p...
| Published in: | Early Popular Visual Culture Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 227 - 247 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=123414418&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 123414418 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 17460654 15UY jtl: Early Popular Visual Culture issn: 17460654 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: May2017 vid: 15 iid: 2 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd artinfo: ui: 123414418 10.1080/17460654.2017.1318517 ppf: 227 ppct: 20 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 3.1MB tig: atl: Griffith observatory: Hollywood’s celestial theater. aug: au: Leslie, Stuart W. Margolis, Emily A. affil: Department of History of Science and Technology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA su: Observatory domes Planetariums Astronomy Celebrities Griffith, Griffith J. sug: subj: Observatory domes Planetariums Astronomy Celebrities Griffith, Griffith J. keyword: Hollywood Los Angeles Mount Wilson Observatory planetarium public astronomy ab: Hollywood has always been about seeing and being seen and Griffith Observatory, perched on Mount Hollywood overlooking the Los Angeles metropolis, is the perfect stage set for a cosmic drama. In this article, the authors show how the Observatory’s form and function are uniquely Southern California productions. Since Griffith J. Griffith bequeathed funds for a public observatory in 1919, the astronomical community at the California Institute of Technology and the Mount Wilson Observatory have informed the selection of instrumentation, programming, and exhibitions at Griffith Observatory. Meanwhile, thanks to the Observatory’s studio connections, it has always been able to call upon the skills of some of Hollywood’s best artists, model makers, and scriptwriters to translate the latest astronomical discoveries into spectacular audiovisual experiences. In turn, the Observatory has featured prominently in hundreds of programs on radio, television, and film, becoming a celebrity in its own right. Aerospace contractors have kept the Observatory connected to the practical applications of astronomy. Displaying artifacts from Lockheed, Rocketdyne, and NASA, no other planetarium offered a better front row seat on the space race. The union of the astronomy, Hollywood, and aerospace communities under the vision of strong Observatory leadership continues to bring Los Angelenos and visitors from around the world closer to the heavens. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Early Popular Visual Culture is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Early Popular Visual Culture holder: Taylor & Francis Ltd dt: @attributes: year: 2017 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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