Telling the Art Deco Story of Murray Hill to Gramercy Park Video Event
About the Program:
We are excited to continue to offer our Telling the Art Deco Stories of our Neighborhood's programs digitally so that you can explore New York's wonderful Art Deco enclaves with the Art Deco Society of New York––from anywhere!
Join us as architectural historian and Deco expert, Tony Robins, leads us on a web-based tour exploring the varied Art Deco architecture and design from Murray Hill to Gramercy Park.
Although the low-scale residential neighborhood of Murray Hill, tucked in the shadows of Midtown skyscrapers, still shelters many of its residents in brownstones and townhouses dating back as far as pre-Civil War days, this virtual visit features some of New York's most notable examples of Art Deco architecture and design.
This unusual collection of buildings highlights how the Art Deco style was utilized to create unique architectural treasures––each different from the next. On this walk through Manhattan we will see:
- A surprising modernist apartment building tucked among the genteel townhouses of Murray Hill
- One of Ely Jacques Kahn's most impressive office buildings, as well as another wonderful Kahn design
- A work designed by the great French ironwork master, Edgar Brandt
- The iconic Empire State Building, inside and out
- An incomplete attempt by Metropolitan Life to capture the Empire State Building's "World's Tallest" title
- A special building that has some of the most eye-catching Art Deco terracotta ornamentation in the city, Gramercy House
. . . and much more. Get your tickets today!
This recorded video event includes the original PowerPoint––with wonderful images that you will be able to see directly on your computer screen, tablet, or mobile device.
About the Guide:
Anthony W. Robins has been guiding natives and visitors to the city’s wonders of steel and stone for twenty-five years. He has led hundreds of walking tours of New York history and architecture. A founding member of ADSNY, Robins created the Society’s original tour program in 1981. In 2017, the Guides Association of New York City honored him with the “Guiding Spirit Award.” He lectures on New York history and architecture to audiences both in the United States and abroad, teaches various levels of students about architecture and the development of New York City, and has authored five books and a number of short guide books, as well as many newspaper and magazine articles. His latest award-winning book, New York Art Deco: A Guide to Gotham’s Jazz Age Architecture, explores Art Deco throughout the five boroughs.
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Registration:
How to Register for ADSNY's Web-based programs:
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