New York Art Deco: A Guide to Gotham's Jazz Age Architecture
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (667 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1438463960 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 273 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Robins is the author of books on Grand Central Terminal, the World Trade Center, and the art and architecture of the New York subway system. A popular leader of walking tours all over New York City, he is best known for Art Deco, and organized the city's first regularly scheduled series of Art Deco tours, sponsored by the Art Deco Society of New York. A native New Yorker and twenty-year veteran of the New York City Landmarks Commission, Anthony W.
BOOM - one of the great volumes displaying the marvelous Art Deco architecture of NYC A lovely book. Both the informative text and detailed pictures and maps work side to side in making the walking guide easily accessible. This b gegandco Anthony Robins’ NEW YORK ART DECO is a jazzy, well-detailed compendium of the important Deco sights and sounds in New York. This step-by-step guide leads the observer to both the specific location of interest and an in depth look at what details make that building of particular importance. Its attention to detail is extraordinarily focused and fascinating. Both the informative text and detailed pictures and maps work side to side in making the walking guide easily accessible. This book is a must-read for Deco connoisseurs. "Wonderful Guidebook loaded with fascinating facts on New York's Art Deco buildings" according to NYC Architect. A wonderful guidebook with clear walking tour maps and photographs that explore the best of New York's Art Deco buildings. The author's style is refreshing and informative, well conveying his passion for the subject matter. The book is loaded with fascinating facts about building's I pass every day! I will now look with fresh eyes at these buildings thanks to this wonderful book. It will be a cherished addition to my architectural library.
Barry Lewis, architectural historian With the publication of New York Art Deco everyone, from the city explorer to the armchair reader, can now experience Anthony Robins's dynamic Art Deco walking tours. The book is an authoritative as well as entertaining tour de force, drawn from the author's encyclopedic knowledge of the subject. If you thought you knew Art Deco as I did, before I read his New York Art Deco, then buy this book and be surprised. This is a must-have book for every lover of Art Deco, whether you are a New Yorker or a visitor from New Zealand. Robins not only discusses the city's famed Deco skyscrapers, but also identifies the spectacular but little-known Deco gems spread across the city. Robins's New York Art Deco is an essential introduction to hundreds of structures that are, as the book says, waiting impatiently for you to visit. Thank you, Anthony Robins, for giving us the keys to that kingd
Anthony W. Lively and informative, New York Art Deco leads readers step-by-step past the monuments of the 1920s and 30s that recast New York as the world's modern metropolis. Also included is a photo gallery of sixteen color plates by nationally acclaimed Art Deco photographer Randy Juster. Robins, New York's best-known Art Deco guide, includes an introductory essay describing the Art Deco phenomenon, followed by eleven walking tour itineraries in Manhattan each accompanied by a map designed by legendary New York cartographer John Tauranac and a survey of Deco sites across the four other boroughs. In New York Art Deco, Robins has distilled thirty years' worth of experience into a guidebook for all to enjoy at their own pace.. Of all the world's great cities, perhaps none is so defined by its Art Deco architecture as New York