Author : New York Transit Museum
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,30 MB
Release : 2004-10-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781584793496
More than 250 extraordinary photographs--including both newly commissioned color photographs and period images from the New York Transit Museum archives--chronicle one hundred years of architectural and design history from the New York City subway system, including everything from the interiors of t
Author : Lee Stookey
Publisher : Lee Stookey
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 42,42 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Art
ISBN :
Author : Dave Frattini
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 38,50 MB
Release : 2014-05-27
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1466872497
The only guide you will ever need to travel around New York City by subway. From the theater district of trendy Manhattan to the quaint residential neighborhoods of Queens, every single station in the four boroughs has been researched to help you maneuver the system like a pro. Highly informative and resourceful, highlights from Dave Frattini's The Underground Guide to New York City Subways include: * Noteworthy stations featuring the best in underground art * The best nearby restaurants for affordable, informal and ethnic dining * Insightful historic information on the IND, BMT, and IRT transit lines * A token rating scale that gives an honest assessment of each station's - Decor - Cleanliness - Safety - Surrounding neighborhoods - Nearby points of interest such as museums, theaters, parks and shopping New York City residents and visitors alike will find this comprehensive handbook indispensable for riding the mass transit rails.
Author : Tracy Fitzpatrick
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 24,72 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Art
ISBN : 0813544521
Explores artistic production surrounding the world's most famous public transportation system, from just before its opening in 1904 onwards. Using images, this work offers perspectives on ways in which the subway has been used as a subject about which to make art, as a site within which to make art, and as a canvas upon which to make art.
Author : Philip Ashforth Coppola
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 15,83 MB
Release : 2015-01-22
Category : Subway stations
ISBN : 9781320365260
Author : Lorraine B. Diehl
Publisher : Clarkson Potter
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 30,69 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN :
In "Subways," her highly anticipated follow-up to "The Automat," Diehl sets off on another sentimental journey, recounting the true story of a city transformed by underground passageways.
Author : Yongki Hwang
Publisher : Booklean
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 34,74 MB
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Photography
ISBN : 0988535513
THE STATIONS - New York City Subway tells the inside story of New Yorkers' lives and introduces the New York City Metro to the viewers. A Brooklyn-based photographer Yongki Hwang traveled the underground world of Manhattan, NY and captured the most common lives of New Yorkers. With photographs captured in 120 subway stations in Manhattan, Hwang tried to convey the human life and human dreams beneath the streets from his work. Since the first inaugural in 1904, the New York City Subway system has been the cornerstone of the city's development. For more than 100 years, the subway is the place where New Yorkers spend most of the time during their commutes and travels. Table of Contents 1. New York City Subway Stations 2. Red Line (1, 2, 3) 3. Green Line (4, 5, 6) 4. Blue Line (A, C, E) 5. Orange Line (B, D, F, M) 6. Yellow Line (N, Q, R) 7. The Stations
Author : Christopher Finch
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,53 MB
Release : 2014-09-22
Category : Art
ISBN : 379134918X
Now available in a newly revised and expanded edition, this book offers the definitive critical examination of one of America’s most celebrated living artists. Chuck Close reinvented portraiture more than four decades ago with a series of nine-foot-tall, black-and-white likenesses of himself and fellow artists, which astonished an art world dominated by Minimalism and Conceptualism. Close has since explored the possibilities implicit in his original breakthrough in an array of media. This lavish, large-format volume deals with all aspects of Close’s career and places them in a biographical context. Christopher Finch’s insight into Close’s achievement comes by way of hundreds of studio visits and thousands of hours of conversation since he met Close in 1968. The author provides an engaging, in-depth analysis of Close’s portraits on canvas, from the continuous-tone airbrushed heads of the 1960s and 1970s to the painterly "prismatic grids" of the past decades. Featuring 365 illustrations, the book surveys almost all of Close’s paintings, including his most recent work, together with a selection of prints and multiples and examples of his photographic oeuvre. This beautifully designed volume reveals not only the variety of pictorial strategies Close has devised, but also the extraordinary personality of the artist behind the work.
Author : Amy Azzarito
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 14,18 MB
Release : 2020-03-17
Category :
ISBN : 1452179026
The Elements of a Home reveals the fascinating stories behind more than 60 everyday household objects and furnishings. Brimming with amusing anecdotes and absorbing trivia, this captivating collection is a treasure trove of curiosities. With tales from the kitchen, the bedroom, and every room in between, these pages expose how napkins got their start as lumps of dough in ancient Greece, why forks were once seen as immoral tools of the devil, and how Plato devised one of the earliest alarm clocks using rocks and water—plus so much more. • A charming book for anyone who loves history, design, or décor • Readers discover tales from every nook and cranny of a home. • Entries feature historical details from locations all over the world, including Europe, Asia, North America, and Africa. As a design historian and former managing editor of Design*Sponge, author Amy Azzarito has crafted an engaging, whimsical history of the household objects you've never thought twice about. The result is a fascinating book filled with tidbits from a wide range of cultures and places about the history of domestic luxury. • Filled with lovely illustrations by Alice Pattullo • Perfect for anyone who adores interior design, trivia, history, and unique facts • Great for those who enjoyed The Greatest Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy by Rick Beyer, An Uncommon History of Common Things by Bethanne Patrick and John Thompson, Encyclopedia of the Exquisite: An Anecdotal History of Elegant Delights by Jessica Kerwin Jenkins
Author : John Tauranac
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 11,24 MB
Release : 2018-08-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1493030485
Discover the whos, the whats, the whys and hows of social history that make the city come alive. A sarcophagus sits in a public park Stones from the dungeon that imprisoned Joan of Arc support a statue of her A Star of David adorns a Baptist church A fire-breathing salamander decorates a firehouse A stained-glass window relates an architect’s frustrations These are the details that guidebooks usually ignore and passersby ordinarily overlook. Curious readers will delight in revelations of history hidden in plain sight, alongside stunning photography of Manhattan’s overlooked treasures.
