Figures in Stone
Architectural Sculpture in New York City
Seiten
2017
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
978-0-393-71243-8 (ISBN)
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
978-0-393-71243-8 (ISBN)
A delightful collection of quirky faces, figures, and creatures that adorn New York City buildings.
This gift-sized and attractively priced book for architecture buffs features more than two hundred imaginative sculptural details, from the domestic to the fantastic, with a brief introduction and contextual photos to show the building on which each ornament appears, the addresses, and transportation information. Contains the complete contents of King’s Faces in Stone and Animals in Stone, available for the first time in one decisive volume.
This gift-sized and attractively priced book for architecture buffs features more than two hundred imaginative sculptural details, from the domestic to the fantastic, with a brief introduction and contextual photos to show the building on which each ornament appears, the addresses, and transportation information. Contains the complete contents of King’s Faces in Stone and Animals in Stone, available for the first time in one decisive volume.
Robert Arthur King FAIA, is an architect, designer, writer, and a teacher at the New York School of Interior Design. He also appears in Stonefaced, a documentary about his photography of overlooked NYC architecture. He teaches at the New York School of Interior Design and lives in the Bronx.
Erscheinungsdatum | 29.04.2017 |
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Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 198 x 173 mm |
Gewicht | 655 g |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik |
Reisen ► Reiseführer | |
Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher | |
Technik ► Architektur | |
ISBN-10 | 0-393-71243-5 / 0393712435 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-393-71243-8 / 9780393712438 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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