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The Guide to the Art of Rockefeller Center Christine Roussel

The Guide to the Art of Rockefeller Center By Christine Roussel

The Guide to the Art of Rockefeller Center by Christine Roussel


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Summary

The first easy-to-navigate illustrated guidebook to the wonderful sculptures, murals, bas-reliefs, and mosaics of this Art Deco showplace.

The Guide to the Art of Rockefeller Center Summary

The Guide to the Art of Rockefeller Center by Christine Roussel

From the depths of the Great Depression in 1929, John D. Rockefeller Jr. envisioned an unprecedented, modern, and luxurious building project. Given the theme New Frontiers, nearly forty artists created everything from paintings and sculpture to fabrics and fountains. Rockefeller Center would be greater than its parts, nothing less than the heart of New York.

Today Rockefeller Center has millions of visitors, but no hands-on guidebook to help tourists easily locate and enjoy its art-until now. Each chapter covers a single building; one general map and detailed section maps make self-guided tours easy. Essential information is provided for every piece, along with color photographs of most. Biographical information and a list of artists allow visitors to single out a specific artist's work.

By the author of the acclaimed The Art of Rockefeller Center, this unique and affordable guidebook will empower tourists, students, and enthusiasts alike to discover Rockefeller's extraordinary vision.

About Christine Roussel

Christine Roussel, former director of the reproductions studio at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and founder of the monument restoration company C. Roussel Inc., lives in New York City. Thomas Hoving, former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, also served as editor of Connoisseur and cultural correspondent for ABC's 20/20. The author of fifteen books, including the bestsellers Making the Mummies Dance and Tutankhamun, he lives in New York City.

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GOR007782682
9780393328653
0393328651
The Guide to the Art of Rockefeller Center by Christine Roussel
Used - Very Good
Paperback
WW Norton & Co
20060328
160
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