Peter Ruta (4 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st. 47 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Moderate shelfwear to wraps, with a small corner crease/back cover. *** "New York became the National meeting point for culture and commerce in the mid nineteenth century, and it has been the center of the art world in America ever since. Picturing New York in the literal sense, did not begin until near the centruys end, when images of the modern city came to supplant the time-honored fields of portraiture, history and genre painting, and landscape. The rise of the cityscape coincided with the urbanization of America, with New York at the heart of the cultural shift. Artists both local and transplanted began to portray the urban scene, focusing first on life in the city and later on its singular built environment. Because the cityscape is a pictorial mode developed in the post-photographic era, documentation was never its primary purpose, leading to styles of expression as diverse as the city itself." - Publisher. Size: 4to.…

Paperback. First edition. Very Good minus paperback magazine with a roll to the spine, light soiling to the covers, and light tanning at the edge of the pages; interior is generally bright and clean. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. The March 1963 issue of Fortune magazine (Vol. LXVII, No. 3) with: photographs by Simpson Kalisher, Marvin Newman, and others; The Future of the Office Building Boom with illustrations by Peter Ruta; a portfolio of photographs by Richard Saunders on erecting tall buildings; the details of the making of a Defense Department procurement contract; a small portfolio of photographs by Ezra Stoller of the Kitt Peak National Observatory; A&P; Kalvar and its instant-development, non-chemical film; making drugs safe; foreign aid; a portfolio of full-page portraits of "businessmen who love the land;" a life insurance ad illustrated by Norman Rockwell; and much more. Cover illustration by Peter Ruta. 224 pages; color and b&w illustrations throughout; 10.25 x 13 inches.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 47 pages; B&W photographs and illustrations. Color illustrations. Light rubbing to the back cover. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. Creasing to spine. ; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Used-Acceptable. 168 pp. Over-sized and/or over weight book; extra postage required. Solidly bound copy and dj with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Dust jacket shows extensive wear and rips along the front and back. Peter Ruta (Design) (illustrator).…