New York, Line by Line: From Broadway to the Battery

by Werner Kruse and Robinson

Book Overview

In the early '60s, Robinson, a German illustrator, visited New York and documented his trip in his signature style, the self-described "X-ray view," in which he depicts important buildings simultaneously from within and without (instead of showing exactly what was already visible in photographs). Today, with such programs available as Freehand and Illustrator, Robinson is considered a graphics pioneer. From a Greenwich Village restaurant to Chinatown's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789318369
• ISBN13: 9780789318367
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY)
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 11.9" x 13.2"
• Age Range: 7 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 2 and higher