The Mythic City Photographs of New York by Samuel H. Gottscho, 1925-1940 |
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Introduction by:
| Albrecht, Donald |
ISBN: | 978-1-61689-015-5 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2011 |
Publisher: | Princeton Architectural Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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During the late 1920s and 1930s, as photography was establishing a firmer monopoly on the visual documentation of the built landscape, architectural photographer Samuel H. Gottscho created a now-classic portrait of New York City as the quintessential modern metropolis. Silhouetting Manhattan's new skyscrapers, celebrated buildings--such as theAmerican Radiator Building and Rockefeller Center--and signature skyline with a vision uniquely his own, Gottscho carefully embraced the tenuous...
More DescriptionDuring the late 1920s and 1930s, as photography was establishing a firmer monopoly on the visual documentation of the built landscape, architectural photographer Samuel H. Gottscho created a now-classic portrait of New York City as the quintessential modern metropolis. Silhouetting Manhattan's new skyscrapers, celebrated buildings--such as theAmerican Radiator Building and Rockefeller Center--and signature skyline with a vision uniquely his own, Gottscho carefully embraced the tenuous line between the documentary and the artistic in photography and shaped a New York City through his lens that was distinctly Gottscho, yet unquestionably New York City.