Classical New York Discovering Greece and Rome in Gotham |
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| Editor:
| Macaulay-Lewis, Elizabeth
McGowan, Matthew |
| Contribution by:
| Macaulay-Lewis, Elizabeth
McGowan, Matthew
Bartman, Elizabeth
Gensheimer, Maryl B.
Morrone, Francis
Malamud, Margaret
McDavid, Allyson
Ritter, Jon
Simard, Jared |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8232-8102-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2018 |
| Publisher: | Fordham University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $88.00 |
Book Description:
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This book examines the reception and appropriation of Classical (Greco-Roman) Art and Architecture in New York from 1830-1940, including Pennsylvania Station, Rockefeller Center, the Gould Memorial Library, the proposed Civic Center (Foley Square), Federal Hall, as well as on the use of inscriptions in New York's art and architecture.
This book examines the reception and appropriation of Classical (Greco-Roman) Art and Architecture in New York from 1830-1940, including Pennsylvania Station, Rockefeller Center, the Gould Memorial Library, the proposed Civic Center (Foley Square), Federal Hall, as well as on the use of inscriptions in New York's art and architecture.