Murals of New York City: The Best of New York's Public Paintings from Bemelmans to Parrish,Used

About the AuthorNew Yorkbased Glenn PalmerSmiths career has spanned from being a Paris fashion photographer to photographers representative to muralist, having restored the famed Bemelmans Bar and Caf Carlyle murals at the Hotel Carlyle. His work has been written about in The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Forbes. Most recently he has finished the first in a series of murals for the Christopher Newport University in Virginia. Joshua McHugh is a New Yorkbased photographer who specializes in interior, architecture, and design related projects. He is a Contributing Photographer at Architectural Digest, and his images are regularly published in other national shelter magazines including Elle Dcor, Interior Design, and House Beautiful. Graydon Carter is the Editor of Vanity Fair.Product DescriptionIf all of the murals of New York City were under one roof, it would be the greatest collection of populist art in America. MURALS OF NEW YORK CITY is the first book to curate over thirty of the most important, influential, and impressive murals found within all five boroughs. The murals featured in this volume act as both an artistic and cultural guide to New York and its citizens over the past 100+ yearsfrom the Victorian sensibilities of the 1900s, to the New Deal outlook of the WPAcommissioned artworks, to the graffitiinflected art of Keith Haring and Barry McGee. The book enlightens readers with the lively back stories of those who commissioned and created these murals, and documents the works through extensive original photography that shows both the murals in context, and with details that highlight the artistic hand of the muralists.From courthouses, to libraries, to schoolrooms, to classic hotel watering holes, MURALS OF NEW YORK CITY introduces readers to a wide range of cultural icons and artistic treasures. Fullcolor images of works by the world's most celebrated artists including Marc Chagall, Roy Lichtenstein, Maxfield Parrish, and more are accompanied by informative and historical commentary. MURALS OF NEW YORK CITY is perfect for art and architecture lovers and serves as a resource for New Yorkers, and a souvenir for the millions of tourists who visit the city every year. The book contains addresses and historical information on each mural, artist, and location, including the circumstances in which they were created, restored, and preserved.Review'If you've missed the experience of walking around New York, stepping into a lobby you've never seen before, or relaxing at a bar just to soak up the atmosphere, you can always take an armchair tour. The handsome book Murals of New York City (Rizzoli) offers a look at some of NYC's most impressive largescale artworksthe paintings that make a building's interior one of a kind.'ROCKEFELLER CENTER BLOGMurals that range in style from graffiti to trompeloeil punctuate the New York experience. Independently, the works are cosmetic, decorativebut together, they offer a narrative of the city and its history. ~Quest Magazine'Walls in New York sometimes do more than divide space. A few of them are also pages of the citys history writ large testament to the shifting civic vision of generations of New Yorkers. In Murals of New York City: The Best of New Yorks Public Paintings From Bemelmans to Parrish, which features more than 30 largescale works around the city, the muralist Glenn PalmerSmith and the photographer Joshua McHugh tutor natives and tourists alike in how these walls and a few ceilings can best be appreciated.' ~The New York Times'Harried New Yorkers rarely stop and gaze at the murals incorporated into the city's landscapemuch less understand the quirky stories and ego clashes that let to the creation of many of them. Artist Glenn PalmerSmith is trying to change that...accompanied by essays which usually describe moments of conflice and drama in the murals' creation and life span.' WSJGlen PalmerSmith tells the amazing s