Fitzpatrick captures the emotions of artists and riders alike, as she explores paintings, photographs, performance art, graffiti, and public art by artists such as Walker Evans, Bruce Davidson, DONDI, Keith Haring, Yayoi Kusama, Jacob Lawrence, Reginald Marsh, Elizabeth Murray, and many others. She also considers representations of the subway in film, on song sheet covers, and in illustration. By examining the cultural, technological, and social contexts for these creative interpretations, Fitzpatrick illuminates in fresh ...
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Fitzpatrick captures the emotions of artists and riders alike, as she explores paintings, photographs, performance art, graffiti, and public art by artists such as Walker Evans, Bruce Davidson, DONDI, Keith Haring, Yayoi Kusama, Jacob Lawrence, Reginald Marsh, Elizabeth Murray, and many others. She also considers representations of the subway in film, on song sheet covers, and in illustration. By examining the cultural, technological, and social contexts for these creative interpretations, Fitzpatrick illuminates in fresh ways the contradictions and harmonies between public and private space. Featuring 17 color plates and 80 black-and-white images, Art and the Subway takes readers on a fascinating ride through the visual history of one of the twentieth century's greatest urban planning endeavors as it grew, changed form, and reinvented itself with passion and vitality.
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New in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 304 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. Audience: General/trade. A New (Pristine Condition) copy in a Fine, as New, dust jacket; a tight and clean copy that has never been read. The Publisher's page indicates that this book has a 2009 Copyright and is a Second Printing that was published in 2020. "Art and the Subway: New York Underground" explores the artistic production surrounding the world's most famous transportation system, from just before its opening in 1904 to the present day. Author Tracy Fitpatrick offers perspectives on ways in which the subway has been used as a subject about which to make art, as a site within which to make art, and as a canvas upon which to make art. This book features 17 color plates and 80 black-and-white images-a fascinating ride through the visual history of one of the twentieth century's greatest urban planning endeavors as it grew. Rest assured, this copy is well protected in an archival Mylar cover; and will be very carefully packaged with protective material; and will be shipped in a new box. We always treat all of our books, and book buyers with the utmost respect.
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Fine in Fine jacket. 4to., 267pp. Sharp First Edition. First Printing with no other listings listed as called for. Square, tight and clean throughout with some softness to the spine ends and a toned bottomed edge. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($29.95), has some edge-wear and a couple of tiny closed edge-tears. Still fresh and bright with no chipping or creases. A very pretty collectable copy at a great price.
