New York''s Golden Age of Bridges
ISBN: 9780823253081
Platform/Publisher: JSTOR / Fordham University Press
Digital rights: Users: unlimited; Printing: chapter; Download: chapter
Subjects: Masi Antonio -- Themes motives; Bridges in art; Bridges -- New York (State) -- New York;

In New York's Golden Age of Bridges, artist Antonio Masi's paintings and Joan Marans Dim's text encourage the understanding and appreciation of the art and history of the city's nine "Golden-Age" bridges, explore the connections they've fostered, and reveal their impact on the city, nation, and world.


Masi Antonio :

Antonio Masi is a world-class and award-winning artist often honored for his depictions of bridges; his magnificent paintings are exclusively featured in the book New York's Golden Age of Bridges . Masi is also president of the American Watercolor Society. His artistry has been featured in Artist's Magazine , PBS-Sunday Arts , NBCToday , Newsday , and many other venues. He also participated in the New York Times's video City Living: A Tale of Two Bridges . A sought-after artistic master and scholar, he travels the world as a teacher, demonstrator, and lecturer.Dim Joan Marans :

Joan Marans Dim is a historian, novelist, and essayist. Her published work includes the novel Recollections of a Rotten Kid . She also co-wrote two histories--the saga of New York University, Miracle on Washington Square , and, most recently, New York's Golden Age of Bridges . Her essays and op-eds have appeared in the New York Times , the New York Daily News , Barron's , Investor's Business Daily , The Huffington Post , and many other publications. She also participated in the New York Times's video City Living: A Tale of Two Bridges . Critics, citing the scope and depth of her work, describe her prose as laced with impressive depth, a droll wit, and an elegant narrative.Holzer Harold :

Harold Holzer is Roger Hertog Fellow at the New-York Historical Society and one of the nation's leading authorities on Lincoln and the political culture of the Civil War era. He is chairman of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation and has written, co-written, or edited forty-seven books, most recently Lincoln and the Power of the Press .

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