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

by Glenn Palmer-Smith (Author), Joshua McHugh (Photographer), Graydon Carter (Introduction by)

A celebration of New York City's most treasured public art, now available in a smaller format for a lower price.

Whether it's cocktails at the Carlyle, taking in a show at Lincoln Center, traveling via subway, or flying out of LaGuardia's venerable Marine Air Terminal, uptown to downtown to the outer boroughs, the art created for the walls of New York City's bars, hotels, offices, government buildings, and schools have themselves created the identities of the rooms they live in.

Murals of New York City was the first book to curate more than thirty of the most important, influential, and impressive murals found within all five boroughs. Full-color images of works such as Paul Helleu's Mural of the Stars on Grand Central Terminal's ceiling, Robert Crowl's Dancers at the Bar at Lincoln Center, Edward Laning's New York Public Library McGraw Rotunda, Jos? Maria Sert and Frank Brangwyn's Rockefeller Center murals, and work by artists such as Marc Chagall, Keith Haring, Roy Lichtenstein, Maxfield Parrish, and more are accompanied by informative and historical commentary.

Perfect for art and architecture lovers, Murals of New York City serves as the perfect resource for New Yorkers and souvenir for the millions of tourists who visit the city every year.

Author Biography

Glenn Palmer-Smith restored the famed Bemelmans Bar murals at the Caf? Carlyle, and his own murals have appeared in The New Yorker, the New York Times, and Architectural Digest. Joshua McHugh's photographs have appeared in Elle Decor, House Beautiful, Architectural Digest, and Metropolitan Home. Graydon Carter was the editor of Vanity Fair.