The Skyscraper in American Art, 1890-1931

Scheier, Merrill

A discussion of the various trends in American art and culture of the period, and the markedly different ways in which artists and designers reacted to the advent of the skyscraper. The book is illustrated and includes photographs by Alfred Stieglitz and Alvin Langdon Coburn; paintings by Georgia O'Keefe and Joseph Stella and sculpture, furniture and advertisements.

Collectability score

An astute interdisciplinary survey examining how the rising American skyscraper transformed the visual culture of early twentieth-century modernism.

EAN

9780306803857

Publisher

Da Capo Press Inc

Published

21 March 1990

Pages

312

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