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Legacy : the preservation of wilderness in New York City parks / photographs by Joel Meyerowitz ; foreword by Micheal R. Bloomberg ; essay by Phillip Lopate.

Title
Legacy : the preservation of wilderness in New York City parks / photographs by Joel Meyerowitz ; foreword by Micheal R. Bloomberg ; essay by Phillip Lopate.
Author
Meyerowitz, Joel, 1938-
Publication
New York : Aperture : [Distributed by] D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, c2009.

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Additional Authors
Lopate, Phillip, 1943-
Description
299 p. : col. ill. (some. fold.), col. maps; 28 x 32 cm.
Summary
"This historic publication defines an important moment, as master photographer Joel Meyerowitz is the first photographer to document New York City's parks since the 1930s, when they were photographed as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's WPA program. In this stunningly beautiful collection of images, Meyerowitz invites the viewer to discover the hidden pockets of wilderness that still exist within the urban environs of New York City. This compelling body of work is the result of a unique commission Meyerowitz received from the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation to document, interpret, and celebrate one of New York City's greatest legacies: the nearly 9,000 acres of parks in the five boroughs that have been left or returned to their most natural state. The images in this book are drawn from the thousands that make up the HP Archive of the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation."--Publisher's description.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Pictorial works
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Foreword / Michael R. Bloomberg -- Wilderness in the city, street photographer in the forest / Phillip Lopate -- The call of the wild / Joel Meyerowitz -- The Bronx -- Manhattan -- Queens -- Brooklyn -- Staten Island -- Afterword / Adrian Benepe -- Thank you / Joel Meyerowitz.
ISBN
  • 9781597111225
  • 1597111228
LCCN
^^2009928371
OCLC
  • 319498207
  • SCSB-9911178
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library