New York. Portrait of a City - Reviews
| "The book that never stops giving for the city that never sleeps. Leave it to TASCHEN to produce this spectacular homage to an immensely photographic metropolis."— Globe and Mail, Toronto, Canada |
| "Ein tolles Portrait der Stadt, die niemals schläft: New York in mehr als 500 historischen und modernen Fotografien, die seine frühen Tage, seine Dynamik und seinen heutigen Reiz hautnah spürbar machen."— News Leben, Wien, Austria |
| "Es gibt Bildbände, die sind überfällig. Hierzu gehört New York. Portrait einer Stadt. … Mit über 500 meist großformatigen Fotografien aus 150 Jahren schildert er die Entwicklung New Yorks vom Dorf zur Weltmetropole."— NDR.de, Hamburg, Germany |
| "Torna la 'città delle città', la più europea delle americane, la più 'snob' della East Coast, una tra le più accativanti metropoli USA, insomma, New York! E lo fa in un altro ottimo libro a lei dedicato, edito da TASCHEN, che di libri sulle città più affascinanti la sa lunga. L'anima di questa poliedrica metropoli dalle mille luci si mostra in un viaggio fotografico che percorre la sua storia e il suo mondo."— Le idee di Casamia, Milano, Italy |
| "Des photos de New York et des portraits historiques chargés d'émotion, de la moitié du XIXe siècle à nos jours."— Maison Côté Ouest, Paris, France |
| "We get a lot of 'Portraits of...' and location guides at AP (Amateur Photographer), and frankly, they're about ten a penny. You can sense the photographer ticking off the boxes on each pages. New York (Portrait of a City), however, is quite different. Thick, bold, epic and iconic. TASCHEN's latest Portrait of... complies more than 600 images by over 150 top photographers that document the Big Apple's stratospheric rise from the mid-19th century to its present-day status as the culture capital of the world... New York demonstrates the benefits of having a good editor, as the images flow seamlessly through decades, eras and themes. What's great about this compendium, as well, is that many of these images you haven't seen before. It's a stunning collection."— Amateur Photographer, London, United Kingdom |
| "Ein grandioses Portrait der Metropole... Unverzichtbar für jeden New York-Fan, denn das 600 Seiten starke Epos dokumentiert die außergewöhnliche Geschichte New Yorks von den Anfängen bis in die Gegenwart. Sensationelle Fotos aus zahlreichen Archiven und Privatsammlungen, einige zum ersten Mal veröffentlicht. ... Dazu sammelte Golden jede Menge Zitate aus Büchern, Shows und Songs und packte sie in seine kurzweilig und spannend erzählten Texte. ... Dieses Buch ist ein Superlativ, dem Gegenstand seiner Betrachtung angemessen."— Bookmark, 3sat.de, Mainz, Germany |
| "From heavenly images of Grand Central to Scorsese and De Niro on the set of Taxi Driver, the series of images published by Photo District News is a sneak peek at the just-launched book New York: Portrait of a City. The work of TASCHEN and former Photo District News executive editor Reuel Golden, the love letter is a top-to-bottom look at the city as told by a cast that includes some of its earliest residents and some of the world's finest artists."— Coolhunting.com, United States |
| "Over 150 photographers submitted their works for the collection of New York, Portrait of a City. The photo journey brings you back to the late 19th century, when the hustle and bustle of New York City was worlds away from what it currently is. From Manhattan island to Grand Central Station, the pictures are a nostalgic and emotional connection New Yorkers will never forget. New York, Portrait of a City is a 600-page book celebrating the birth, decline and reinvention of this famous city and how it always remains and subsists during harsh realities."— Trend Hunter Magazine, New York, United States |
| "600 pages. De photos, de cartes et de textes érudits sur la plus fascinante ville du monde. Une fois de plus, TASCHEN frappe fort avec ce pavé magnifique, retraçant chronologiquement l'histoire de New York à l'aide de milliers de documents, dont la plupart sont issus de collections privées. On croyait tout connaître de The Big Apple. TASCHEN réussit le tour de force de publier un livre définitif sur le sujet. Une fois de plus."— 24 Ore, Bastia, France |
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