Stanford White's New York - Softcover

Lowe, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0823049140 ISBN 13: 9780823049141

Publisher: Watson-Guptill, 1999

Synopsis

An architectural, biographical, and cultural/social profile, this brilliant evocation of White’s life features a portfolio of unforgettable images of his priceless legacy to New York.

About this title

About the Author:

David Garrard Lowe is a regular lecturer at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.

From Library Journal:

White was one of America's most gifted and prolific designers at the turn of the century, responsible, with his partners Charles McKim and William Mead, for such New York landmarks as Madison Square Garden, Tiffany's, and the Washington Square Arch. In this remarkable book, Lowe paints an unforgettable portrait of the exuberant architect and the dazzling city he inhabited and embellished for over a quarter century. The list of White's friends and clients reads like a who's who of New York society: Joseph Pulitzer, Stuyvesant Fish, Alva Vanderbilt, Elsie de Wolfe, and Augustus St. Gaudens, among others. Lowe's scholarship is impeccable, capturing the spirit of the times and the artistry of White with vigor and grace. Highly recommended.
- H. Ward Jandl, National Park Svce., Washington, D.C.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Watson-Guptill
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0823049140
• ISBN 13: 9780823049141
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352