One-track mind : drawing the New York subway / drawings by Philip Ashforth Coppola ; foreword by Jonathan Lethem ; edited by Jeremy Workman and Ezra Bookstein.

Main entry:

Coppola, Philip Ashforth, author, artist.

Title & Author:

One-track mind : drawing the New York subway / drawings by Philip Ashforth Coppola ; foreword by Jonathan Lethem ; edited by Jeremy Workman and Ezra Bookstein.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2018]

Description:

157 pages : illustrations, maps ; 16 x 21 cm

Notes:
Contains material adapted from Silver Connections by Philip Ashforth Coppola.
Text contains material adapted from Silver Connections by Philip Ashforth Coppola.
The birth of the New York City subway -- Maps -- Station drawings -- Sketchbook.

Summary:

"For decades, Philip Ashforth Coppola has meticulously documented the New York City subway in a series of extraordinary drawings, detailing the terracotta mosaics, faience, and tile patterns that millions of riders pass by every day. Coppola's drawings are what Hyperallergic calls "the most encyclopedic history of the art and architecture of the New York City subway system." Along with Coppola's intricate ink drawings are anecdotes he assembled through painstaking research involving hundreds of hours poring through microfilms to discover the names behind the artisanship of what is rightly called New York's largest public art work—its legendary subway system."--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781616896744 (hardcover)
1616896744 (hardcover)

Subject:

Subways New York (State) New York.
Subways Decoration New York (State) New York.
Métros New York (État) New York.
TRANSPORTATION / Public Transportation.
Subways Decoration New York (State)
Subways.
Subways Decoration.
Subway stations New York (State) New York
New York (State) New York.
New York (N.Y.) Buildings, structures, etc.

Added entries:

Lethem, Jonathan, writer of foreword.
Workman, Jeremy, 1971- editor.
Bookstein, Ezra, editor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main y 300807
Call No.: BIB 247060
Status: Available

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