Murals of New York City : the best of New York's public paintings from Bemelmans to Parrish

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Label

Murals of New York City : the best of New York's public paintings from Bemelmans to Parrish

Title remainder

the best of New York's public paintings from Bemelmans to Parrish

Statement of responsibility

written by Glenn Palmer-Smith ; photographs by Joshua McHugh ; introduction by Graydon Carter

Creator

• Palmer-Smith, Glenn, 1941-

Contributor

• McHugh, Joshua
• Carter, Graydon

Author

• Palmer-Smith, Glenn, 1941-

Author of introduction

• Carter, Graydon

Photographer

• McHugh, Joshua

Subject

• Community arts projects -- New York (State) | New York
• Mural painting and decoration, American -- New York (State) | New York -- 20th century
• Mural painting and decoration, American -- New York (State) | New York -- 21st century
• Street art -- New York (State) | New York

Language

eng

Summary

If all of the murals of New York City were under one roof, it would be the greatest collection of populist art in America. MURALS OF NEW YORK CITY is the first book to curate over thirty of the most important, influential, and impressive murals found within all five boroughs. The murals featured in this volume act as both an artistic and cultural guide to New York and its citizens over the past 100+ years-from the Victorian sensibilities of the 1900's, to the New Deal outlook of the WPA-commissioned artworks, to the graffiti-inflected art of Keith Haring and Barry McGee. The book enlightens readers with the lively back stories of those who commissioned and created these murals, and documents the works through extensive original photography that shows both the murals in context, and with details that highlight the artistic hand of the muralists

Cataloging source

PVL

Dewey number

751.7/3097471

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Target audience

adult