From the reviews of the first edition of Architecture of New York City "It should provide joy to anyone even vaguely interested in this city and its artifacts. It is very likely to turn them into enthusiasts." - New York Times Book Review " weaves the little-known stories of 80 buildings and landmarks into a colorful tapestry of New York's ...
New York City contains an amazing array of statuary, monuments, and ornaments reflecting America's history and aspirations. Art historian Donald Reynolds surveys 80 examples of these across New York's five burroughsfrom Grant's Tomb to the fanciful gates of the Bronx Zoo and many more. As Reynolds explores the fascinating stories behind each work, ...
The result of more than three years' work, this elegant coffee-table book captures the essential New York: the historic, the modern, the glass, the stone--from its classic landmarks and elusive details to its surprising contrasts. 235 full-color photographs.
Whether in a public park, private cemetery, or city square, monuments of stone and steel reflect the moral, cultural and social makeup of their surroundings. Some monuments stand as permanent testimony to the accomplishments of a nation or an individual while others topple at the swing of the pendulum that is public opinion. This work examines the ...
This introduction to 19th-century architecture, covers its many and varied styles of building, ranging from the austerity of the classical style which had its roots in the architecture of Greece and Rome, through the decorative and popular Gothic style to the innovative lines of Art Nouveau.
Commemorating the one hundredth anniversary of the National Sculpture Society, this important history traces America's rich heritage of figurative sculpture from the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 to the present. It explores the full range of the subject, including massive works such as Mount Rushmore as well as Augustus Saint-Gaudens's ...
Ranging right across a period of baffling and complex social, political and cultural changes, this masterly introduction to the visual arts identifies the major concepts and stylistic characteristics of an age which encompassed movements as varied as Neoclassicism and Impressionism. The author begins with a consideration of both Neoclassical and ...
Drawn from the unpublished lectures and notes of one of the modern giants of art history, this book presents the late Rudolf Wittkower's thoughts about the relation between European and non-European civilizations. In a series of stimulating and speculative essays, Wittkower considers the interrelationship between the East and the West from ancient ...
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