New York Art Deco: A Guide to Gotham's Jazz Age Architecture

New York Art Deco: A Guide to Gotham's Jazz Age Architecture

The first guidebook devoted exclusively to New York Cityâ€™s Art Deco treasures.

Of all the worldâ€™s great cities, perhaps none is so defined by its Art Deco architecture as New York. Lively and informative, New York Art Deco leads readers step-by-step past the monuments of the 1920s and â€™30s that recast New York as the worldâ€™s modern metropolis. Anthony W. Robins, New Yorkâ€™s best-known Art Deco guide, includes an introductory essay describing the Art Deco phenomenon, followed by eleven walking tour itineraries in Manhattanâ€”each accompanied by a map designed by legendary New York cartographer John Tauranacâ€”and a survey of Deco sites across the four other boroughs. Also included is a photo gallery of sixteen color plates by nationally acclaimed Art Deco photographer Randy Juster. In New York Art Deco, Robins has distilled thirty yearsâ€™ worth of experience into a guidebook for all to enjoy at their own pace.

A native New Yorker and twenty-year veteran of the New York City Landmarks Commission, Anthony W. 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 cityâ€™s first regularly scheduled series of Art Deco tours, sponsored by the Art Deco Society of New York. He is the recipient of the 2017 Guiding Spirit Award from the Guides Association of New York City.

Country	USA
Author	Anthony W. Robins
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781438463988
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Excelsior Editions
Manufacturer	Excelsior Editions
NumberOfPages	273
PublicationDate	2017-04-20
Publisher	Excelsior Editions
ReleaseDate	2017-04-20
Studio	Excelsior Editions

New York Art Deco: A Guide to Gotham's Jazz Age Architecture

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