Ely Jacques Kahn, Architect
Will be published approx. on 4. August 2006
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-0-393-73114-9 (ISBN)
Description
Trained at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, he was known for his modern polychrome decoration and setback skyscrapers.
Reviews / Votes
"[C]arefully researched and produced by notable scholars. . .the first and only monograph on Kahn. . . Highly recommended." -- P. Kaufman, Boston Architectural Center - Choice "[A] model study of one of New York's most important commercial designers." -- Christopher Gray - New York TimesMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
30 color, 200 black-and-white
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 234 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
1193 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-73114-9 (9780393731149)
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Persons
Jewel Stern is an artist, art historian, and independent curator. She is the author of Modernism in American Silver: 20th-Century Design and an essayist in Craft in the Machine Age: 1920-1945. John A. Stuart teaches at Florida International University. They live in Miami.