Thomas Edison and the General Federation of Women's Club

 Thomas Edison, on May 20 1891, presents to the General Federation of Women's Club

First public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope to members of  the general Federation of Women's Club

So yes even Thomas Edison is part of the arts world. 

What’s a Kinetoscope?

Kinetoscope, forerunner of the movie projector, invented by Thomas A. Edison and William Dickson of the United States in 1891. Inside, a strip of film was quickly passed between a lens and an electric light bulb as the viewer looked through a peephole, behind this was a spinning wheel with a narrow slot acting as a shutter, allowing a momentary view of the 46 frames that passed in front of the shutter every second. The result was a realistic representation of persons and objects in motion. At first, Edison considered his invention to be an insignificant toy.

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