The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York Is... offers answers to the question: What is New York in the eyes of artists? The Flatiron Building is shape; the Empire State Building is line. Washington Square Park is joyous; Times Square is spectacle. Among the enduring illustrations are paintings by Edward Hopper, Stuart Davis, Winslow Homer, Jacob Lawrence, and Charles Demuth; photographs by Walker Evans, Berenice Abbott, Alfred Stieglitz, Garry Winogrand, and Cindy Sherman; and drawings, lithographs, and posters, all celebrating this endlessly fascinating metropolis.

New York Is...

Lysh (She/Her)

A lovely collection of art, demonstrating the wide range of emotions and views of New York, New York. As someone who has studied artwork and artists, I would have liked a bit of background information about each piece of art instead of just a statement and the specs of the piece, especially considering that this is a book put out by the MMoA. A nice book for the coffee table though.

New York Is...

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