Author: Dodd, Phillip James

Binding: Hardcover

Number Of Pages: 412

Release Date: 19-11-2021

Details: Review …you will find new things in Jonathan Wallen's magnificent photographs, taken with an eye to details you've likely missed unless you're frequently carrying binoculars and surplus time. Dodd, an architect and author, proves an exceptionally erudite guide. ― The American Conservative…the lavish publication takes you up close and personal with twenty of the finest examples of Beaux-Arts architecture in [New York City]….In each case, Dodd and Wallen encourage a new appreciation of the designs that gave the age of innocence its great exuberance. ― The New Criteriona lavish new book with a forward by the HBO series' creator Julian Fellowes. ― Architectural Digest…a massive, meticulous book delving into the homes, monuments and public buildings that robber barons and industrialists ordered up in an over-the-top vein as [New York City] gained its cultural footing. ― Associated PressThis great, beautiful, glossy, polychromatic slab of a book morethan does justice to an epic period in architecture when some of the world's most luscious buildings were designed for some of the most unpleasant people in American history. ― World of Interiors Product Description Dodd is a leading international authority of classical architecture, and as both architect and renowned educator of design, in this book he showcases twenty glorious architectural landmarks across New York CityThis book recounts not only the fascinating stories of some of New York's most famous and significant Beaux-Arts buildings, it also recalls the lives of those who commissioned, designed, and built themPages are rich in Jonathan Wallen's full-color photography of landmark exteriors and lavish interiors (often rarely seen), including lavish gatefolds, and many archival portrait images of some of the most acclaimed architects, artists, and artisans of the day, and some of the most prominent millionaires in American historyIt's a must for all collectors and followers of Beaux-Arts architecture and design, the Gilded Age, and the history of New York CityThe Gilded Age, also referred to as the American Renaissance, is an era associated with unparalleled growth, technological advancement, prosperity, and cultural change. Spanning from the 1870s to the 1930s, it marks the first time that the titans of American finance and industry had more wealth than their European counterparts. As the center of this dynamic economy, New York City attracted immigrant workers and millionaires alike. It was not enough for the self-appointed elite to just build their own grand châteaux and palazzos along Fifth Avenue―collectively they dreamed of creating a new metropolis to rival the great cultural capitals of London, Paris, and Rome. To flaunt their newly acquired wealth they needed an architecture dripping in embellishment and historical reference. Enter the Beaux-Arts.This book, which has been painstakingly researched and beautifully photographed over many years, takes a close look at twenty of the finest examples of Beaux-Arts architecture in New York City. While showing public exteriors, its focus is on the lavish interiors that are associated with the opulence of the Gilded Age―often providing a glimpse inside buildings not otherwise viewable to the public. While some of the buildings and monuments featured are world-renowned landmarks recognizable and accessible to all, others are obscure buildings that history has forgotten.Set amid the magnificent achievements of an American Renaissance, this book recounts not only the fascinating stories of some of New York's most famous and significant Beaux-Arts landmarks, it also recalls the lives of those who commissioned, designed, and built them. These are some of the most acclaimed architects, artists, and artisans of the day―Daniel Chester French, Cass Gilbert, Charles McKim, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Louis Comfort Tiffany, and Stanford White―and some of the most prominent millionaires in American history―Henry Clay Frick, Jay Gould

EAN: 9781864706819

Package Dimensions: 14.5 x 11.4 x 1.7 inches

Languages: English