Main entry:

Bogart, Michele Helene, 1952- author.

Title & Author:

The politics of urban beauty : New York & its Art Commission / Michele H. Bogart.

Publication:

Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2006.

Description:

xvii, 368 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-349) and index.
Introduction -- From chaos to structure in New York's public aesthetic realm -- In search of visual culture -- Monuments, place, and municipal identity -- Culture wars -- Restraint -- Appendix A: The ACNY and monument conservation -- Appendix B: The approval and selection processes.

Summary:

Since its founding in 1898, the Art Commission of the City of New York has served as the city's aesthetic gatekeeper, evaluating all works of art intended for display on city property. This text is a fascinating history of the Art Commission of the City of New York.

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
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Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0226063054 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780226063058 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780226063058
9780226063508
022606350X

Subject:

Art Commission of the City of New York History.
Art Commission of the City of New York Histoire.
Art Commission of the City of New York
Public art New York (State) New York.
Urban beautification New York (State) New York.
Art, American New York (State) New York 20th century.
Art public New York (État) New York.
Villes Embellissement New York (État) New York.
Art américain New York (État) New York 20e siècle.
Art, American
Public art
Urban beautification
Öffentlicher Raum
Kunst
New York (State) New York
New York, NY

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 255391
Call No.: BIB 185553
Status: Available