Skyscraper Facades of the Gilded Age is popular PDF and ePub book, written by Joseph J. Korom, Jr. in 2013-03-08, it is a fantastic choice for those who relish reading online the Art genre. Let's immerse ourselves in this engaging Art book by exploring the summary and details provided below. Remember, Skyscraper Facades of the Gilded Age can be Read Online from any device for your convenience.
Skyscraper Facades of the Gilded Age Book PDF Summary
This book is about the design of the facade of 51 of America's most extravagant early skyscrapers. Included are the biographies of noted architects and the aristocrats who financed America's first skyscrapers. This book discusses the influences of European aesthetic values in America--and scandals, rogues and class distinctions. Interpretations by contemporary critics are sprinkled throughout the text. Woven throughout the book are inquiries about the validity of Greek and Roman mythologies and their relationships to "modern" America and its spirit of invention and progress. Foreign traditions were challenged by some architects but then accepted by most. Why was it necessary for the long-dead hero of a faraway civilization to be included on the facade of a newly invented American skyscraper? This book tells why.
Detail Book of Skyscraper Facades of the Gilded Age PDF
- Author : Joseph J. Korom, Jr.
- Release : 08 March 2013
- Publisher : McFarland
- ISBN : 9780786470723
- Genre : Art
- Total Page : 241 pages
- Language : English
- PDF File Size : 8,6 Mb
If you're still pondering over how to secure a PDF or EPUB version of the book Skyscraper Facades of the Gilded Age by Joseph J. Korom, Jr., don't worry! All you have to do is click the 'Get Book' buttons below to kick off your Download or Read Online journey. Just a friendly reminder: we don't upload or host the files ourselves.