03327cam a2200457 4500 529703586 TxAuBib 20211108120000.0 ||||||s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780815654858 0815654855 B07KRH98L9 Amazon a2debd91-f558-4c25-a80d-938e27cf64a5 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 4451916 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Hinman, Suzanne. The Grandest Madison Square Garden [Libby eBook] : Art, Scandal, and Architecture in Gilded Age New York. Syracuse University Press, 2019. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 35MB. the Roman Virgin Goddess of the Hunt. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. nineteenth-century history. Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Madison Square Garden. The Gilded Age. New York State. stanford white. new york city. Architecture. Diana. HTML:<p>November 1891, the heart of Gilded Age Manhattan. Thousands filled the streets surrounding Madison Square, fingers pointing, mouths agape. After countless struggles, Stanford White—the country's most celebrated architect was about to dedicate America's tallest tower, the final cap set atop his Madison Square Garden, the country's grandest new palace of pleasure. Amid a flood of electric light and fireworks, the gilded figure topping the tower was suddenly revealed—an eighteen-foot nude sculpture of Diana, the Roman Virgin Goddess of the Hunt, created by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, the country's finest sculptor and White's dearest pal.<br /> <i>The Grandest Madison Square Garden</i> tells the remarkable story behind the construction of the second, 1890, Madison Square Garden and the controversial sculpture that crowned it. Set amid the magnificent achievements of nineteenth-century American art and architecture, the book delves into the fascinating private lives of the era's most prominent architect and sculptor and the nature of their intimate relationship. Hinman shows how both men pushed the boundaries of America's parochial aesthetic, ushering in an era of art that embraced European styles with American vitality. Situating the Garden's seminal place in the history of New York City, as well as the entire country, <i>The Grandest Madison Square Garden</i> brings to life a tale of architecture, art, and spectacle amid the elegant yet scandal-ridden culture of Gotham's decadent era.</p>. Biography & Autobiography. Architecture. Nonfiction. History. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=a2debd91-f558-4c25-a80d-938e27cf64a5&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=a2debd91-f558-4c25-a80d-938e27cf64a5&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=a2debd91-f558-4c25-a80d-938e27cf64a5&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)