Figures in stone : architectural sculpture in New York City / Robert Arthur King ; foreword by Barry Lewis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

King, Robert Arthur, 1945- author.

Contributor:

Lewis, Barry, 1945-2021, Author of introduction, etc.

Standardized Title:

Works

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decoration and ornament, Architectural--New York (State)--New York.

Decoration and ornament, Architectural.

Sculpture--New York (State)--New York.

Sculpture.

New York (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.

New York (N.Y.).

Genre:

Travel literature.

Guidebooks.

Physical Description:

144 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 x 20 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2017.

Summary:

"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."--provided by publisher.

Notes:

"Previously published as ANIMALS IN STONE (2009) and FACES IN STONE (2008)."

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Albert M. Greenfield Memorial Fund.

Contains:

Container of

Container of: King, Robert Arthur, 1945- Animals in stone

King, Robert Arthur, 1945- Faces in stone.

ISBN:

9780393712438 : PAP

0393712435 : PAP