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We Take What We Fancy: How Disneyland Pirates the Global Middle Ages and Renaissance—A Talk!
What do Theodor de Bry’s map of the Caribbean, the Lindau Gospels, a Moche ear ornament, and Titian’s Venus of Urbino have in common? All find new life in the dimly lit, glittering caverns of the Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland, where global medieval and early modern objects have been reimagined and recontextualized for 20th- and 21st-century edutainment. This talk explores how the attraction’s visual culture pirates the past to create an immersive fantasy of the Golde
Jun 242 min read
Why Art History Makes Disneyland More Magical
Knowing something about the real art that inspired Disney Imagineers adds another layer of magic to Disneyland
May 163 min read
5 Surprising Facts About Disneyland’s Art You Didn’t Know
Five intriguing art-history facts about Disneyland that may surprise even the most devoted Disney fan
Apr 92 min read
How Howard Pyle Shaped the Iconic Look of Pirates (Including at Disneyland!)
Discussion of how 19th-century artist Howard Pyle shaped the look of Pirates (including at Disneyland!)
Mar 184 min read
The Real-Life Pirates Who Inspired Disneyland’s Pirates of the Caribbean and the Character Redd
The female pirate Redd in Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland traces back to Anne Bonny and Mary Read, two legendary pirates.
Mar 65 min read
Aztec Gold, the "Calendar Stone," and Pirates of the Caribbean: Fact vs. Fiction
The "Aztec gold" in Pirates of the Caribbean loosely borrows from actual Aztec art and mythology
Jan 235 min read
Pirates of the Caribbean, the Redheaded Pirate, and the Reclining Nude in Art
What does a painting of a sassy, partially nude, and probably inebriated red-headed pirate have to do with art history and Disneyland?
Jul 16, 20248 min read
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