Carrere & Hastings: The Masterworks

New York: Rizzoli, 2011. Hardcover. Black boards with gold spine lettering. Color-illus. dj with cream lettering on front cover and black spine. illustrated endpapers. 320 pp. with color images throughout. VG+/VG+(Boards are near perfect; DJ shows minimal shelfwear, primarily showing at top; pages are clean and bright; text block is solid). Item #145953
ISBN: 9780847835645

"Architects of America's Gilded Age, Carrere and Hastings designed elaborate residences such as The Frick Collection, iconic public monuments such as the New York Public Libaray, and commercial landmarks such as Manhattans' Standard Oil building...They left an indelible legacy that shaped the course of 20th-century American architecture." A beautiful volume covering the history of their collaboration/partnership, their most famous works, and with over 300 photos and extensive text by two architectural experts. "Carrere and Hastings designed commercial buildings, elaborate residences, and prominent public structures in New York, Washington, London, Paris, Rome, and Havana between 1895 and 1924. Their client list included Carnegie, duPont, Rockefeller, Harriman, Morgan, Gould, Astor, Payne, Whitney, and Vanderbilt. They are revered for Beaux-Arts masterpieces such as the New York Public Library, the Ponce de Leon Hotel in St. Augustine, and the Frick House (now The Frick Collection) in New York, among many others. In addition, they made extensive renovations to the U.S. Capitol, and designed the Senate Office Building, the House Office Building, and the Carnegie Institute in Washington. This sumptuous monograph explores their work with a detailed look at residential, institutional, and commercial works such as the Alfred I. duPont House (now Nemours Mansion) in Delaware; the Flagler House in Palm Beach; and, in New York, the Henry Sloane House (now Lycee Francais), the Public Library, Standard Oil Headquarters, the Neue Galerie, Grand Army Plaza, Bryant Park, and others." -- website.

OCLC: 698332654

Price: $160.00