FIGURES IN STONE - Architectural Sculpture in New York City

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.

About the author

Robert Arthur King FAIA, is an architect, designer, writer, and a teacher at the New York School of Interior Design. He also appears in Stonefaced, a documentary about his photography of overlooked NYC architecture. He teaches at the New York School of Interior Design and lives in the Bronx.

Summary

A delightful collection of quirky faces, figures, and creatures that adorn New York City buildings.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Arthur King
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.06.2017
• EAN: 9780393712438
• ISBN: 978-0-393-71243-8
• Dimensions: 198 mm x 173 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 655 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; New York, NON-CLASSIFIABLE, Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides, TRAVEL / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, ARCHITECTURE / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation, Architectural structure & design, ART / Sculpture & Installation, ART / American / General, sculpture, Gift books, Travel guides: museums, historic sites, galleries etc, Architectural structure and design, Gift and novelty books / items, New York (state)