New York Modern: The Arts and the City

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Summary: Overflowing with Information
Review: The book is packed full of detailed information on progressive movements in the art worlds of New York City from the 1890s to the 1970s -- literature, painting, photography, ballet, drama, architecture, jazz and classical music (but not broadcasting)-- with over 60 excellent black-and-white illustrations. Admittedly the authors' grasp of New York geography sometimes falters: 29 West 35th Street is placed "near Penn Station"; Sloan's painting 'Sixth Avenue and Thirtieth Street' supposedly has Times Square "distantly" in sight; a walk up Broadway from the Battery leads to "City Park". But that should not detract from the extensive and solid material on the city's advances in the visual arts.