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Artwalks in New York : delightful discoveries of public art and gardens in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island / Marina Harrison and Lucy D. Rosenfeld ; illustrations by Lucy D. Rosenfeld.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harrison, Marina, 1939-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public art--New York (State)--New York--Guidebooks.
- Public art.
- Gardens--New York (State)--New York--Guidebooks.
- Gardens.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (271 p.)
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Completely updated, the new edition of this acclaimed guide brings us 33 tours of public art, covering the length of the island, from the Cloisters and Harlem in northern Manhattan, to Central Park and the museum mile, to Rockefeller Center and Chelsea, and all the way down to the southern tip at Battery Park City. This indispensable guide also covers the outer boroughs, from Snug Harbor, Staten Island to the Socrates Sculpture Park and the Noguchi Museum in Queens, from Wave Hill in the Bronx all the way to the botanical gardens in Brooklyn. The perfect guidebook for residents and tourists al
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Manhattan; 1 The Tip of Manhattan:The Financial District to the South Street Seaport; 2 The Tip of Manhattan:A Waterside Artwalk from Battery Park City to Battery Park; 3 The City Hall Area; 4 Exploring Soho and Tribeca; 5 From Cooper Square to Washington Squareto Lower Fifth Avenue; 6 Vibrant Chelsea; 7 An Asian Odyssey; 8 An Art Deco Walk; 9 Crisscrossing 42nd Street; 10 Midtown Oases: Atria and Outdoor Art: East Side; 11 Midtown Oases: Atria and Outdoor Art: West Side; 12 Art in the Lincoln Center Area; 13 Americana
- 14 New York's Magnificent Museum Mile andMuseums Just Beyond15 An Auction Outing; 16 Around the World in Thirty Blocks (and Further Afield; 17 Exploring Central Park and Its Surroundings; 18 University and Cathedral Walk; 19 Exploring Harlem's Artistic Heritage; 20 The Unexpected Art Treasures of Audubon Terrace; 21 Walking down Medieval Garden Paths; The Bronx; 22 Botanical Delights, Indoors and Out; 23 Woodlawn Cemetery; 24 An Art/Nature Walk through an Elegant River Estate; Queens; 25 Flushing Meadows; 26 Discover Long Island City, Queens' "Left Bank"; Brooklyn
- 27 Stained Glass in the Churches of Brooklyn Heights28 Two Brooklyn Delights; 29 Green-Wood Cemeter; Staten Island; 30 Snug Harbor; Additional Art Sites; 31 Art Neighborhoods around the City; 32 Restaurant and Hotel Lobby Art; 33 Underground Art; Choosing an Outing; Index of Artists and Places to See Their Work; About the Authors
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9780814773383
- 0814773389
- 9780814744581
- 0814744583
- 9781417588237
- 1417588233
- OCLC:
- 780425898
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