New York (Memories of Times Past) - Tapa dura

This beautiful and informative volume offers a new way of looking at the cityscape and social history of this much loved city, based on the paintings of the impressionists who so vividly captured the spirit and detail of New York life at the beginning of the twentieth century. Opposite each painting is a page containing full-colour images relating to the painting, from period maps and postcards and railroad tickets, together with a text placing the painting in its historical and modern context.The new introduction sets the historical scene for a bustling New York, city of immigrants and aristocrats, innovation and creativity, poverty and immense wealth.