Silver Springs: The Underwater Photography of Bruce Mozert

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Silver Springs: The Underwater Photography of Bruce Mozert
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During the heyday of Florida theme parks, Bruce Mozert created some of the most memorable kitsch photography of the era. His underwater shots of beautiful models in crystal-clear waters were sent out on wire services and helped establish Silver Springs as Florida's premier tourist attraction. In the 1950s, his work helped lure the postwar generation to a land of fantastic, tropical, and mass-produced amusement.
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Silver Springs's popularity never depended upon parrots, monkeys, alligators, airboats, water-ski shows, or models dressed as mermaids. Instead, its appeal was primarily beneath the surface of the water, with cruises on glass bottom boats the major attraction.
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Mozert was Silver Springs's official photographer for nearly forty-five years, and his images were designed to sell the park. No one came up with ideas as zany or as memorable as he. A model cooks at a stove, wooden spoon at her mouth to taste, while condensed milk rises from a hidden can (to look like smoke); another bathes in a tub, scrubbing her toes; yet another relaxes on a chaise lounge while a nearby air conditioner hums away.
Country USA
Brand University Press of Florida
Manufacturer University Press of Florida
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780813032207
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780813032207
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	University Press of Florida
Manufacturer	University Press of Florida
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780813032207
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780813032207
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Silver Springs: The Underwater Photography of Bruce Mozert

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