New York: histoire, architecture, nature, musées, art de vivre, regards d'artistes
- ISBN-10
- 2742431675
- ISBN-13
- 9782742431670
- Series
- New York
- Category
- New York (N.Y.)
- Pages
- 208
- Language
- French
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Gallimard Loisirs
- Authors
- David Abrahamson, Norman Brouwer, Andrew S.. Dolkart
Description
L’histoire de la « Grosse Pomme », du campement indien des origines jusqu’à la mégapole moderne, évoquée par des photos ou des documents anciens. Des planches d’architecture restituant le Manhattan de l’époque coloniale et celui des premiers gratte-ciel, des maisons traditionnelles aux buildings high-tech. Un gros plan sur des monuments symboles : la Statue de la Liberté, le pont de Brooklyn, le Rockefeller Center, l’Empire State Building... La faune et la flore urbaines mises en images par des illustrateurs naturalistes. Une découverte des principaux musées, du Metropolitan Museum au MoMA, de la Frick Collection au Guggenheim. Un panorama de l’art de vivre et des traditions new-yorkaises : les médias, les sports, les fêtes, les comédies musicales... Le regard des écrivains et des artistes sur la ville à travers une sélection d’extraits littéraires et de peintures. Toutes les car tes des quartiers de New York avec l’index des rues pour se repérer
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