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1 kwi 1998 · The minute and precious detail of this cherished residence of Moore's imaginary fairy prince and princess has been captured in color photography, giving the reader a close-up tour of the nine-foot-square and twelve-foot-high castle's rooms and their treasures.
Colleen Moore's Fairy Castle. Paperback – January 1, 1964. 1964, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL, 32 pages. "... More than 700 artists and craftsmen combined their talents on the nine-year job of building and decorating this beautiful palace at a cost of almost half a million dollars."
The Fairy Castle is virtually a museum within our Museum, a collection of miniature treasures in every room, from inch-square books signed by the world's greatest authors to statues nearly two thousand years old. Though the Castle's magical residents are never seen, we know for certain they have exquisite taste.
1 sty 1981 · Colleen Moore's Fairy Castle. Paperback – January 1, 1981. This publication is a 32-page pamphlet that was prepared as an exhibit catalog for the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. It includes brief text and many photos of the Fairy Castle.
1 sty 1971 · Moore was a "flapper" and silent screen film star who commissioned a fairy tale castle in the 1920s at a cost of $500,000. Nine feet square by twelve feet high, it contains over 2000 miniature objects from around the world. This volume contains photographs of the castle and its garden.
6 kwi 2010 · Ask the publishers to restore access to 500,000+ books. An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. A line drawing of the Internet Archive headquarters building façade. ... Colleen Moore's Fairy castle by Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago, Ill.) Publication date 1964 Topics Moore, Colleen, 1900 ...
In 1935 Colleen Moore's child-like fascination with her Fairy Castle was transformed by the Great Depression into a passion for helping children. She organized a national tour of the Fairy Castle to raise money for children's charities.
