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First edition |
| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 283 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
The Custom House of 1833-42: A Greek Revival Building in Context / Francis Morrone -- The Imperial Metropolis / Margaret Malamud -- Archaeology versus Aesthetics: The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Classical Collection in Its Early Years / Elizabeth Bartman -- The Gould Memorial Library and Hall of Fame: Reinterpreting the Pantheon in the Bronx / Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis -- "The Expression of Civic Life": Civic Centers and the City Beautiful in New York City / Jon Ritter -- The Titans of Rockefeller Center: Prometheus and Atlas / Jared A. Simard -- Rome Reborn: Old Pennsylvania Station and the Legacy of the Baths of Caracalla / Maryl B. Gensheimer -- The Roman Bath in New York: Public Bathing, the Pursuit of Pleasure, and Monumental Delight / Allyson McDavid -- "In Ancient and Permanent Language": Artful Dialogue in the Latin Inscriptions of New York City / Matthew McGowan. |
| Summary |
This book examines the reception and appropriation of Classical (Greco-Roman) Art and Architecture in New York from 1830-1940, including Pennsylvania Station, Rockefeller Center, the Gould Memorial Library, the proposed Civic Center (Foley Square), Federal Hall, as well as on the use of inscriptions in New York's art and architecture. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Neoclassicism (Architecture) -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Architecture, Roman -- Influence.
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Architecture, Greek -- Influence.
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Public buildings -- New York (State) -- New York.
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New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
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ARCHITECTURE -- History -- Ancient & Classical. |
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Public buildings |
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Buildings |
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Architecture, Roman -- Influence |
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Architecture, Greek -- Influence |
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Neoclassicism (Architecture) |
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New York (State) -- New York |
| Added Author |
Macaulay-Lewis, Elizabeth, editor.
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McGowan, Matthew M., editor.
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Gensheimer, Maryl B., 1983-
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Morrone, Francis, 1958-
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Malamud, Margaret.
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McDavid, Allyson.
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Ritter, Jon.
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Simard, Jared A.
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| Added Title |
Discovering Greece and Rome in Gotham |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Classical New York. First edition. New York : Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press, 2018 9780823281022 (DLC) 2018410295 (OCoLC)1022981518 |
| ISBN |
9780823281039 |
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0823281035 |
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9780823281046 |
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0823281043 |
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9780823281022 (hardcover) |
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0823281027 (hardcover) |
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