Grandest Madison Square Garden - Art, Scandal, and Architecture in Gilded Age New York

Tells the remarkable story behind the construction of the second, 1890, Madison Square Garden and the controversial sculpture that crowned it. Set amid the magnificent achievements of nineteenth-century American art and architecture, the book delves into the fascinating private lives of the era's most prominent architect and sculptor.

About the author

Suzanne Hinman holds a PhD in American art history. She has taught courses in art history at a number of colleges and universities, served as director of galleries at the Savannah College of Art and Design and associate director of the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth, and published essays on American art in a variety of journals.

Summary

Tells the remarkable story behind the construction of the second, 1890, Madison Square Garden and the controversial sculpture that crowned it. Set amid the magnificent achievements of nineteenth-century American art and architecture, the book delves into the fascinating private lives of the era's most prominent architect and sculptor.

Product details

• Authors: Suzanne Hinman
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9780815611103
• ISBN: 978-0-8156-1110-3
• No. of pages: 468
• Series: New York State; New York State Series; New York State; New York State Series
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture