NEW YORK, PORTRIAIT OF A CITY

The soul of New YorkA photographic journey through the history of theworld's greatest cityThis book presents the epic story of New York on nearly 600 pages ofemotional, atmospheric photographs, from the mid-19th century to thepresent day. Supplementing this treasure trove of images are over ahundred quotations and references from relevant books, movies, shows andsongs. The city's fluctuating fortunes are all represented, from the wildnights of the Jazz Age and the hedonistic disco era, to the grim days ofthe Depression and the devastation of 9/11 and its aftermath, as itsbroken-hearted but unbowed citizens picked up the pieces.New York's remarkable rise, reinvention and growth is not just the tale ofa city, but the story of a nation, From the building of the Brooklyn Bridgeto the immigrants arriving at Ellis Island; from the slums of the LowerEast Side to the magnificent art deco skyscrapers. The urban beach of ConeyIsland and the sleaze of Times Square; the vistas of Central Park and thecrowds on 5th Avenue. The streets, the sidewalks, the chaos, the energy,the ethnic diversity, the culture, the fashion, the architecture, the angerand the complexity of the city is all laid out in this beautiful book blockand block. This is the greatest city of the world after all and great areits extremes, contradictions and attitude.More than just a remarkable tribute to the metropolis and its civic,social, and photographic heritage, New York: Portrait of a City pays homageto the indomnitable spirit of those who call themselves New Yorkers: fullof hope and strength, resolute in their determination to succeed among itsglass and granite towers.Features hundreds of iconic images, sourced from dozens of archives andprivate collections—many never before published—and the work ofover 150 celebrated photographers, including: Victor Prevost, Jacob Riis,Lewis Hine, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand, Berenice Abbott, Walker Evans,Weegee, Margaret Bourke-White, Saul Leiter, Esther Bubley, Arnold Newman,William Claxton, Ralph Gibson, Ryan McGinley, Mitch Epstein, SteveSchapiro, Marvin Newman, Allen Ginsberg, Joel Meyerowitz, AndreasFeininger, Charles Cushman, Joseph Rodriguez, Garry Winogrand, Larry Fink,Jamel Shabazz, Allan Tannenbaum, Bruce Davidson, Helen Levitt, Eugene deSalignac, James Nachtwey, Ruth Orkin, Joel Sternfeld, Keizo Kitajima, andmany many more.