Cycloramas

Panoramas, sometimes called cycloramas in the U.S., were a fairly common form of popular entertainment in the 19th century. ❋ Jonathan Lopez (2011)

Giant panoramic paintings, known as cycloramas in their 360-degree form, became hugely popular visitor attractions throughout the nineteenth century, inviting audiences to lose themselves in historical scenes, Biblical scenes and exotic journeys, generally with a lecturer to guide them to the highlights to be seen along the way. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I thought cycloramas were painted canvas rolls that were scrolled for audiences? ❋ Unknown (2009)

As more buildings were erected for their display, the cycloramas began to be designed so that they could be taken down, rolled up, and transported to a new location. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Today only about 30 cycloramas survive, and the newly restored, magnificent "Pickett's Charge" is a highlight of the just completed Visitor Center at Gettysburg National Military Park. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As the art of creating cycloramas became more widely practiced, their creation proved to be quite complex. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The fellow who became a leader in designing and painting cycloramas was Paul Philippoteaux (1846-1923). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Natural beauty was everywhere, especially in the Northwest Territories and the Arctic, and I know I must not overexpose that unique chemistry which turns our maple leaves into cycloramas of flame (very showy). ❋ Unknown (1983)

Except in cases like the Beethoven _Pastoral Symphony_, where the composer has made obvious attempts to suggest rural scenes, composers do not as a rule try to make either aquarelles or cycloramas with their music. ❋ James Francis Cooke (1917)

Every season has its novelty, whether the opera of a great foreign composer, or the lectures of a literary lion; besides endless panoramas, dioramas, cosmoramas, and cycloramas, which bring home to John Bull the wonders of the habitable globe, and annihilate time and space for his delectation. ❋ Various (1841)

Civil War cycloramas left in the country the other is in Gettysburg, Pa., and now people here want to mess with it. ❋ By KIM SEVERSON (2011)

In this session, Holder will discuss the varying philosophies and techniques for lighting cycloramas, scrims, and other surfaces in a manner that both informs and elevates the overall quality of the design. ❋ Unknown (2009)