The Writing on the Wall: Rediscovering New York City's "Ghost Signs"

Read ! The Writing on the Wall: Rediscovering New York Citys Ghost Signs PDF by ^ Ben Passikoff eBook or Kindle ePUB Online free. The Writing on the Wall: Rediscovering New York Citys Ghost Signs New York City’s “ghost signs” —advertisements painted across the facades of buildings that date back to the 19th century—are often invisible to the busy New Yorker, but defiantly conspicuous if only we turn our eyes and look upwards. As the great city of New York moves, changes, and evolves every day, the few remnants of its past go unnoticed. Using his photographs as a looking-glass into the past, Passikoff provides insightful commentary on the economic, social, an

Author	:	Ben Passikoff
Rating	:	4.80 (593 Votes)
Asin	:	B071RTXTDL
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Number of Pages	:	282 Pages
Publish Date	:	2015-02-04
Language	:	English

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New York City’s “ghost signs” —advertisements painted across the facades of buildings that date back to the 19th century—are often invisible to the busy New Yorker, but defiantly conspicuous if only we turn our eyes and look upwards. As the great city of New York moves, changes, and evolves every day, the few remnants of its past go unnoticed. Using his photographs as a looking-glass into the past, Passikoff provides insightful commentary on the economic, social, and historical significance of commerce in New York City, and its vanishing ghost signs, now preserved in this photographic record.. These faded representations of the city’s rich economic and social history are slowly disappearing before our eyes,

Passionately sought out and photographedthe most exciting visual concept for a book about New York in many a year.” George Lois, legendary ad man and designer for EsquireA quiet unassuming gem of a book thatoffers up a procession of memories floating on the surface of the present.” Benno Schmidt, chairman of the board of CUNY and former president of Yale University"Ben Passikoff has created an important record of the cultural, social, and commercial development of New York City in the 20th century." Gerald Protheroe, Ph.D., chairman of the history department at The Browning School