Street graphics New York

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Title:

Street graphics New York

Author:

Dawson, Barry.

ISBN:

9780500284056

Personal Author:

Dawson, Barry.

Publication Information:

London : Thames & Hudson, 2003.

Physical Description:

112 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Contents:

Landmarks -- Murals -- Signs, Symbols & Services -- Stars & Stripes -- Music -- 9/11 -- Stencils and Stickers.

Abstract:

"In the city that never sleeps, New York's soul is on display around the clock. New York is the world capital of street graphics - a creative kaleidoscope of urban ephemera in the form of signs, graffiti, murals and advertising. Its innovative ideas, styles and mediums quickly become international trends. Street Graphics New York captures the rich visual patina of the city's cultural diversity - jazz age elegance, brash Sixties Pop Art, hip-hop graffiti, anarchic stencil and sticker art. New York's landmarks are appropriated for chic fashion advertising and iconic tourist souvenirs, and here is the city's 9/11 experience too, up on the walls in emotionally charged imagery." "Barry Dawson's visual themes excite, inform and surprise. New York's streets are acutely observed and presented in a designer's sourcebook and an urban explorer's inspirational guidebook."--Jacket.

Subject Term:

Street art -- New York (State) -- New York.

Mural painting and decoration, American -- New York (State) -- New York -- 21st century.

Mural painting and decoration, American. (OCoLC)fst01029575

Street art. (OCoLC)fst01134650

Geographic Term:

New York (N.Y.) -- Pictorial works.

New York (State) -- New York. (OCoLC)fst01204333

Genre:

Pictorial works. (OCoLC)fst01423874

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New York is the world capital of street graphics--a creative kaleidoscope of urban ephemera in the form of signs, symbols, graffiti, murals, and advertising. Its innovative ideas, styles, and mediums quickly become international.

Street Graphics New York documents the emotionally charged street imagery of the city post-September 11th. New York landmarks are represented in chic fashion advertising and on iconic tourist souvenirs. Ethnic diversity is signified through a cultural smorgasbord of restaurant signs. Jazz Age vitality, brash Sixties Pop Art, hip graffiti, stencil and sticker art - throughout, Barry Dawson's skilled eye portrays the energy and humanity of New York through visual themes that surprise, intrigue, and amuse. Here is a rich sourcebook for designers, a quirky visitors' guide, and a historical document of a time that changed New York, America, and the world. 150 color illustrations