Drawn by New York

by Roberta Olson

The New-York Historical Society's drawing collection is one of the earliest assembled in the United States, yet its trove of over 8,000 sheets and 75 rare sketchbooks is surprisingly unknown. Drawn by New York presents over 200 highlights, spanning six centuries, from 16th-century avian watercolours and a Dutch view of New Amsterdam (1650), to the fa?ade of St. Patrick's Cathedral captured from inside Rockefeller Center by Richard Haas (2002) and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1904832342
• ISBN13: 9781904832348
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Giles
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 6.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 9.4" x 11.7"