Central Park - An American Masterpiece

Informationen zum Autor Sara Cedar Miller has been the photographer for the Central Park Conservancy since 1984! and its official historian since 1989. Miller lectures extensively on the history of Central Park! serves as a park spokesperson on radio and television! conducts specialized tours! and has taught a popular course on the park at the New School in New York City. She lives in Park Slope! Brooklyn. Klappentext Marking the park's 150th anniversary, this first definitive history celebrates the splendor and significance of this national treasure. 316 illustrations, 200 in color. Zusammenfassung Period photographs, plans and drawings combine with an authoritative text and contemporary photographs to provide a historical survey of America's first public park. The creation of Central Park is placed in the context of 19th-century American art and social history. Inhaltsverzeichnis An under- and overview; the heart of the park; kindred spirits; the landscapes; the architecture; the sculpture; epilogue - the birth of the Park Movement and city planning in America.

Product details

• Authors: Sara Cedar Miller, Miller Sara Cedar
• Assisted by: Sara Cedar Miller (Photographs)
• Publisher: Abrams
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.04.2003
• EAN: 9780810939462
• ISBN: 978-0-8109-3946-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 238 mm x 263 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte, New York, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Social and cultural history, City and town planning: architectural aspects, New York (state)