Painting the town : cityscapes of New York : paintings from the Museum of the City of New York / edited by Jan Seidler Ramirez ; essays by Michele H. Bogart, Jan Seidler Ramirez, William R. Taylor ; entries by Barbara Ball Buff, Jan Seidler Ramirez.
vii, 374 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Foreword / Robert R. Macdonald -- Painting the Town: Collecting Cityscapes and Urban Character at the Museum of the City of New York / Jan Seidler Ramirez -- The Painter and the City: The Evolution of the New York Subject / William R. Taylor -- Art Scenes and the Urban Scene in New York City / Michael H. Bogart -- Catalogue / Jan Seidler Ramirez and Barbara Ball Buff.
Summary
Drawn from the collection of the Museum of the City of New York, these urban scene paintings reflect the shifting moods, restless energy and harsh contradictions of the metropolis.