Art of Rockefeller Center

Name: Art of Rockefeller Center
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ISBN: 9780393060829

ISBN-10: 0393060829

ISBN-13: 9780393060829

Edition: 2005

Authors: Christine Roussel

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The definitive full-color art guide to a New York City landmark visited by 75 million people each year. From the beginning John D. Rockefeller incorporated art into his plans for Rockefeller Center in New York City, commissioning pieces meant to inspire the viewer with idealism, work ethics, and religion. Over one hundred major works embellish the twenty-two acre complex, making the center the world's largest indoor/outdoor urban museum. The artists include such noted figures as Gaston Lachaise, Lee Lowrie, Paul Manship, Carl Milles, Isamu Noguchi, Diego Rivera, and William Zorach. This book is the first comprehensive review of their work. Each chapter investigates a single building,…

Book details

List price: $85.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/17/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 9.40" wide x 12.00" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 4.444
Language: English

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.