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The Architecture of New York City
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 whirlwind history.… This richly illustrated guide can be read from beginning to end with great pleasure." —Publishers Weekly "…Reynolds takes a new look at the older glories of New York. The architecture is freshly seen and is clearly researched. Reynolds’ splendid photographs present highly original views of familiar (and not so familia...
Remove Not/Ancient Landmark:Pu
This book explores the ways that public monuments symbolize and convey moral values. It analyzes the roles that monuments have always played and the influence they continue to exert on societies around the world. The book also explores the origins and nature of humanity in light of the monuments.
The Corps of Discovery
This book tells the story of the creation of the Lewis and Clark Monument in Kansas City Missouri. How Kansas City banker, Jonathan Kemper conceived the idea of a monument to Lewis and Clark for Kansas City and how Eugene Daub, sculptor, was selected to create the Corps of Discovery monument in bronze, the largest and most historically accurate monument to commemorate Thomas Jefferson's expedition that transformed the face of America. * * * The book should have appeal not only to Lewis and Clark fans but also to Blacks of all nationalities, and Native Americans. * * * The Market for the Book: In addition to Lewis and Clark specialists and the general reader, who is interested in American his...
"Remove Not the Ancient Landmark"
First published in 1996, "Remove Not the Ancient Landmark" explores the ways that public monuments symbolize and convey moral values. It analyzes the roles that monuments have always played and the influence they continue to exert on societies around the world. The book also explores the origins and nature of humanity in light of the monuments.
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Remove Not/Ancient Landmark:Pu
First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The Art of Lauren Ford
Although it's too early to assess the influence Lauren Ford (1891-1973) had on the art of her time, it is possible to identify some of the parameters of her art that define its place in the twentieth century and that explain its continuing appeal today. Life Magazine in 1944 was correct in recognising that Lauren Ford, a convert to Catholicism, had no equal in the United States as a painter of religious subjects. Like Edward Hicks, the nineteenth century Quaker painter famous for his many renderings of The Peaceable Kingdom, Lauren Ford's art sprang from an inner life, and she was inspired by his pictures. But unlike Hicks, Lauren Ford's designs were the result of academic and avant-garde tr...
Masters of American Sculpture
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the National Sculpture Society, this important history traces America's rich heritage of figurative sculpture from the Columbian exposition of 1893 to the present. Illustrated with outstanding examples of American figurative sculpture of the last century, this volume begins with an analysis of the influence of the Beaux-Arts tradition on the creation of the great public monuments of the young republic. With this background, the book moves on to survey important categories of sculpture chronologically. Equestrian monuments and countless tributes to war heroes are surveyed in one category. In another important grouping, author David Martin Reynolds survey...
Manhattan Architecture
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.
