Classical New York: Discovering Greece and Rome in Gotham

Published by Fordham University Press 2018

Classical New York

Discovering Greece and Rome in Gotham

Edited by: Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis and Matthew McGowan
With contributions by: Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis , Matthew McGowan , Elizabeth Bartman , Maryl B. Gensheimer , Francis Morrone , Margaret Malamud , Allyson McDavid , Jon Ritter and Jared Simard

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780823281046

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This book examines the reception and appropriation of Classical (Greco-Roman) Art and Architecture in New York from 1830–1940, including Pennsylvania Station, Rockefeller Center, the Gould Memorial Library, the proposed Civic Center (Foley Square), Federal Hall, as well as on the use of inscriptions in New York’s art and architecture.

Illuminates the connections between New York City's most iconic spaces and the civilization of the ancient Mediterranean

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Macaulay-Lewis Elizabeth :

Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis is Associate Professor of Liberal Studies and Middle Eastern Studies. She is also the Executive Officer of the MA Program in Liberal Studies at The Graduate Center, The City University of New York.McGowan Matthew :

Matthew M. McGowan is Associate Professor and Chair of Classics at Fordham University.Macaulay-Lewis Elizabeth :

Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis is Associate Professor of Liberal Studies and Middle Eastern Studies. She is also the Executive Officer of the MA Program in Liberal Studies at The Graduate Center, The City University of New York.McGowan Matthew :

Matthew M. McGowan is Associate Professor and Chair of Classics at Fordham University.Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis (Edited By)
Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis is Associate Professor of Liberal Studies and Middle Eastern Studies. She is also the Executive Officer of the M.A. Program in Liberal Studies at the Graduate Center, the City University of New York.

Matthew McGowan (Edited By)
Matthew M. McGowan is Associate Professor and Chair of Classics at Fordham University.

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...references to the myths, gods, motifs and structures of the ancient world are seemingly everywhere: in courthouses, museums and libraries, in arches and columns, in Latin inscriptions and sculptures. But these classical references aren’t just about aesthetics or engineering. They also symbolize the aspirations of a city that saw itself as a capital of learning, culture, and civic life, on par with the finest institutions of the ancient world.

The volume as a whole equips one to come to the places under discussion with a deeper and broader sense of their relation to the Classical past and to the historical context in which they were constructed... The sensitivity of thought and sustained research displayed by the authors of the volume encourages us all to approach other places in a similar spirit and with similar effort.

Classical New York breaks new ground in the study of local receptions of ancient Greece and Rome. This book will attract attention from classicists interested in reception, architectural historians, local historians, and fans of New York City’s architectural heritage.---Lee T. Pearcy, Bryn Mawr College,

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
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Classical New York Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis and Matthew M. McGowan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
One. The Custom House of 1833–42: A Greek Revival Building in Context Francis Morrone Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
Two. The Imperial Metropolis Margaret Malamud Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	38
Three. Archaeology versus Aesthetics: The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Classical Collection in Its Early Years Elizabeth Bartman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
Four. The Gould Memorial Library and Hall of Fame: Reinterpreting the Pantheon in the Bronx Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
Five. The Expression of Civic Life: Civic Centers and the City Beautiful in New York City Jon Ritter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	114
Six. The Titans of Rockefeller Center: Prometheus and Atlas Jared A. Simard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	140
Seven. Rome Reborn: Old Pennsylvania Station and the Legacy of the Baths of Caracalla Maryl B. Gensheimer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
Eight. The Roman Bath in New York: Public Bathing, the Pursuit of Plea sure, and Monumental Delight Allyson McDavid Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	182
Nine. “In Ancient and Permanent Language”: Artful Dialogue in the Latin Inscriptions of New York City Matthew M. McGowan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
Reflections. Elizabeth Macaulay- Lewis and Matthew M. McGowan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
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Language: English
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 320
Illustrations
- Other: 88
Keywords: Classical; New York; Reception; Greece; Rome; Inscriptions; Urban Studies; McKim; Mead; and White; City Beautiful; American Renaissance

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Published: September 4, 2018
ISBN: 9780823281046