Art and the Empire City: New York, 1825-1861 by Catherine Hoover & HOWAT, John K. VOORSANGER - 2000-01-01

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New York and New Haven, CT: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2000. xvi, 636 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps; 32 cm. Exhibition held September 19, 2000 through January 7, 2001 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Near fine. Firm binding, with one slight spine crease. Clean inside copy. Another copy available. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "In 1825 the Erie Canal, connecting the Atlantic with the American heartland via the Great Lakes, was completed, and in 1861 the Civil War, disrupting American unity, began. This volume examines the exhilarating period between these two far-reaching events. The Erie Canal turned the port of New York into the gateway to the United States, ushering in a time of enormous growth and change for the city of New York. Still very much a work in progress, New York became both an international economic and cultural center: it was transformed into what… Read More

Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 10x8x0. Profusely illustrated in color and b/w. Tight binding with light creasing and edge wear to wraps, spine sunned. Text and images unmarked. 4to. 636pp. **Please note: this book weights over 6 pounds and will not be shipped to international addresses.**

Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1/1/2000. Paperback. Very Good. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Light spotting to page ends. Shelf wear. Edges slightly sunned. Clean, unmarked pages. xvi, 636 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm. Contents: Inventing the metropolis : civilization and urbanity in antebellum New York / Dell Upton --Mapping the venues : New York City art exhibitions / Carrie Rebora Barratt --Private collectors and public spirit : a selective view / John K. Howat --Selling the sublime and the beautiful : New York landscape painting and tourism / Kevin J. Avery --Modeling a reputation : the American sculptor and New York City / Thayer Tolles --Building the empire city : architects and architecture / Morrison H. Heckscher --The currency of culture : prints in New York city / Elliot Bostwick Davis --"A palace for the sun" : early photography in New York City / Jeff L. Rosenheim --"Ahead of th world" : New York city fashion / Caroline Rennolds Milbank --The products… Read More

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New York and New Haven, CT: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2000. xvi, 636 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps; 32 cm. Exhibition held September 19, 2000 through January 7, 2001 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "In 1825 the Erie Canal, connecting the Atlantic with the American heartland via the Great Lakes, was completed, and in 1861 the Civil War, disrupting American unity, began. This volume examines the exhilarating period between these two far-reaching events. The Erie Canal turned the port of New York into the gateway to the United States, ushering in a time of enormous growth and change for the city of New York. Still very much a work in progress, New York became both an international economic and cultural center: it was transformed into what contemporary observers variously termed the Empire City, the Great Emporium,… Read More