Tradition and innovation in the building of the skyscraper - Alfred Stieglitz - Alvin Langdon Coburn - American modernists, Marin, Weber and Walkowitz - Skyscra

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The skyscraper is an American invention that has captured the public's imagination for over a century. The tall building is wholly manmade and borne in the mind

Using examples from architecture, film, literature, and the visual arts, Imagining New York City considers how and why certain city spaces - the skyline, the si