Entrée principale:

Reynolds, Donald M.

Titre et auteur:

Monuments and masterpieces : histories and views of public sculpture in New York City / Donald Martin Reynolds.

Publication:

New York : Macmillan Pub. Co. ; London : Collier Macmillan, ©1988.

Description:

xvi, 478 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-463) and index.
I: From carving to sculpture -- Master carvers and masterpieces in stone and wood -- Conduits of Classicism -- Foundations of an American portrait tradition -- Hiram powers and a new era in American sculpture -- II: The historic portrait in bronze -- American masters of the public bronze I -- American masters of the public bronze II -- Little-noted historic bronze portraits on the beaten path -- III: The equestrian monument -- Ancient and renaissance influences -- The equestrian monument and pan-Americanism -- Equestrian icons of war and peace -- IV: Animals and fantasy -- Les Animaliers and the romantic bronze -- The symbolism of monsters, hybrids, and fauna -- V: The war memorial -- Materials and symbols -- U.S. Grant: his tomb, his life, and his generals -- Four generals and their sculptors -- Vigils to the victors -- Icons of the Civil War -- VI: Some notable masterpieces in stone and bronze -- The church of St. Bartholomew -- Gateways in bronze -- VII: Civic temples of commerce and culture -- Temples of public administration and the law -- Temple of culture: the New York public library -- Temple of finance: the Bowery savings bank -- Temples of communications: two telephone company buildings -- Temple of commerce: the U.S. Custom House -- VIII: Grand images of triumph and honor -- Honorific columns and triumphal arches -- The Washington arch -- IX: Notable achievements in terra-cotta and iron -- Terra-cotta for a cultural capital of the world -- Samuel Yellin: poet in iron -- X: Street furniture: creative treatment of space, light, and time -- Benches, sidewalks, fixtures, and fountains -- Public lighting -- Clocks.

ISBN:

0026024306
9780026024303

Sujet:

Public sculpture New York (State) New York.
Monuments New York (State) New York.
Outdoor sculpture New York (State) New York.
Sculpture publique New York (État) New York.
Monuments New York (État) New York.
Sculpture en plein air New York (État) New York.
Buildings.
Monuments.
Outdoor sculpture.
Public sculpture.
Plastik
Öffentlicher Raum
New York (N.Y.) Buildings, structures, etc.
New York (State) New York.
New York, NY
New York (N.Y.)

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 42723
Cote: ID:89-B2618
Statut: Disponible