New York rises / photographs by Eugene de Salignac ; from the collections of the New York City Department of Records/Municipal Archives ; essays by Michael Lorenzini and Kevin Moore.

Main entry:

Salignac, Eugene de, 1861-1943.

Title & Author:

New York rises / photographs by Eugene de Salignac ; from the collections of the New York City Department of Records/Municipal Archives ; essays by Michael Lorenzini and Kevin Moore.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Description:

143 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 29 cm

Notes:
TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Eugene de Salignac: out of the shadows / Michael Lorenzini -- A ragged order / Kevin Moore -- Plates -- Brooklyn Bridge -- Williamsburg Bridge -- Manhattan Bridge -- Queensboro Bridge -- The Municipal Building -- Inspecting the city -- Accidents -- The Depression -- Workers -- New York City Municipal Archives.

Summary:

"From 1906 to 1934, Eugene de Salignac shot over twenty thousand 8-by-10-inch glass-plate negatives of New York City. As the sole photographer at the municipal Department of Bridges/Plant and Structures during that period of unprecedented change, he documented the creation of the city's infrastructure - bridges, major buildings, roads, and subways. His lyrical images capture the exuberant growth that made New York the metropolitan capital it is today. For years these photographs have been used as illustrations in books and films, but never credited to de Salignac. New York Rises is the first monograph to present them as an aesthetically coherent oeuvre by a photographer with a unique vision."--Jacket.

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ISBN:

9781597110136 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
1597110132 (hardcover ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Salignac, Eugene de, 1861-1943.
Architectural photography New York (State) New York.
Photographers United States Biography.
Photographie d'architecture New York (État) New York.
Photographes États-Unis Biographies.
Architectural photography
Buildings
Photographers
New York (N.Y.) Buildings, structures, etc. Pictorial works.
New York (N.Y.) History Sources.
New York (N.Y.) Histoire Sources.
New York (State) New York
United States

Form/genre:

Biography
Nonfiction.
illustrated books.
Illustrated works
Biographies
History
Sources
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Lorenzini, Michael.
Moore, Kevin D., 1964-
New York (N.Y.). Municipal Archives.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 252558
Call No.: BIB 181285
Status: Available

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