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The Chrysler Building : creating a New York icon, day by day / David Stravitz ; introduction by Christopher Gray.
Fine Arts Library NA6233.N5 C3785 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stravitz, David, 1940-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chrysler Building (New York, N.Y.)--History.
- Chrysler Building (New York, N.Y.).
- Van Alen, William, 1883-1954.
- Van Alen, William.
- Skyscrapers--New York (State)--New York.
- Skyscrapers.
- Art deco (Architecture).
- History.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Art deco (Architecture)--New York (State)--New York.
- New York (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
- New York (N.Y.).
- National Book Committee.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 163 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2002]
- Summary:
- The Chrysler building is surely the jewel in the crown of New York CityUs skyline. Completed in 1930, the 77-story Art Deco skyscraper quickly became the symbol of big city glamour. *These never-before-seen photos illustrate the day-by-day construction of this American icon. 170 photos.
- ISBN:
- 1568983549
- OCLC:
- 49750803
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