“A spectacular homage to an immensely photographic metropolis.”

The Globe and Mail

“The greatest New York photo book ever.”

Time Magazine

New York. Portrait of a City

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Celebrate all the energy, beauty, and grit of New York with this evocative city portrait, featuring hundreds of pictures from the mid-19th century to the present day alongside an extensive appendix showcasing some 100 books, movies, and records inspired by the city that never sleeps. Featured photographers include Weegee, Margaret Bourke-White, William Claxton, Ralph Gibson, and Steve Schapiro.

Table of Contents

Skyscrapers and Soul

The most evocative shots of the city that never sleeps

Trace the epic story of New York through hundreds of atmospheric photographs, from the mid-19th century to the present day. This remarkable collection, now available in a popular edition, pays tribute to the extraordinary architecture, civic, social, and photographic heritage of the Big Apple.

From the building of the Brooklyn Bridge to the immigrants arriving at Ellis Island; from the slums of the Lower East Side to the magnificent Art Deco skyscrapers, the city is laid out block by block, in all its chaos, complexity, energy, diversity, and style. Featured photographers include such feted talents as Berenice Abbott, Weegee, Margaret Bourke-White, William Claxton, Marvin E. Newman, Ralph Gibson, Steve Schapiro, Peter Lindbergh, Lee Friedlander, Nan Goldin, and Ryan McGinley. With cover art by Robert Nippoldt, the collection is complemented by an extensive appendix showcasing some 100 books, movies, and records inspired by the city that never sleeps.

The editor and author

Reuel Golden is the former editor of the British Journal of Photography and the Photography editor at TASCHEN. His TASCHEN titles include: Mick Rock: The Rise of David Bowie, both London and New York Portrait of a City books, Andy Warhol. Polaroids, The Rolling Stones, Her Majesty, Football in the 1970s, the National Geographic editions, and The David Bailey SUMO.

The illustrator

Robert Nippoldt is a German graphic designer, illustrator, and book artist. He is best known for his award-winning books Gangster, Jazz and Hollywood about America in the 1920s and 1930s. His studio is located at the very hip old depot of Muenster.

New York. Portrait of a City

Reuel Golden, Robert Nippoldt

Clothbound, 6.8 x 9.4 in., 4.21 lb, 428 pages

New York.
Portrait of a City

New edition, only US$ 40

Original edition US$ 70
Save US$ 30

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New York. Portrait of a City

Skyscrapers and Soul