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… life story This is true today and it was true decades ago for a group of seven young artists who lived on Manhattans … places where I found the wonderful little details The letters and journals of the artists were excellent sources … pavilion and to commission artists to make works for its exterior Johnson chose Indiana Kelly and Rosenquist At the …

… for the Affluent in New York City But most of all an entryway says a lot about the people who live in the building … If you want to … building he says In this his 11th book eight of them are about the luxury homes of the rich and famous Alpern has …

… compiled and edited by Kate Ascher and Thomas Mellins trace the citys history from Laying the Groundwork 16401800 … While the essays make interesting reading what comes next is even better The Portfolio section where the items … faces today have either been with us for decades or can be traced back to an earlier attempt to solve an urban problem  …