Newport - by John R Tschirch (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The first book to focus on the urban development of Newport, Rhode Island, this is an extensively illustrated, multi-layered view of the city as both an urban entity and a cultural site of national significance.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>As one of the most historically intact cities in North <br>America, Newport, Rhode Island, has a cultural <br>and architectural heritage of national significance. <br>Each of the city's districts has its own distinct <br>character with street plans and buildings revealing <br>the political, religious, commercial, and artistic <br>forces that have shaped Newport through the ages. <br>Stately Colonial squares and bustling wharves, <br>picturesque Victorian villas, and scenic drives, <br>opulent Gilded Age palaces for the few and electric <br>streetcars for the many, preservation movements <br>to honor the past, and modernist schemes for a <br>metropolis of the future all tell stories of urban <br>beauty and controversy, of eras of lavish building, <br>urban decay, and extraordinary revival.<p><br></p><p><i>The Artful City </i>is a richly illustrated portrait <br>of the city from colonial times to the present, <br>documented and celebrated in the maps, paintings, <br>photographs, poetry, and prose of renowned <br>artists and writers. This work is a highly readable <br>illustrated history of one of America's most <br>important physical and cultural entities.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A cavalcade of imagery sure to enthrall even the most knowledgeable history buff--Fred Albert, <i>Newport Life Magazine</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>John R. Tschirch is the Newport Historical Society's architectural historian and visiting curator of Urban History, He is the author of <i>Gods and Girls: Tales of Art, Seduction and Obsession</i> (2019) and <i>A Walking History of Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island (Walking History of America)</i> (2013). John is presently an instructor in design history for Rhode Island School of Design CE, which presented him with the 2010 Excellence in Teaching Award, and he is adjunct faculty in art history at Bristol Community College, where his students provide endless inspiration and amusement. He is also the creator and author of a monthly design history blog called <i>John Stories: Confessions of the Globetrekking Architectural Historian, John Tschirch</i>, featuring his photographs and commentary on historic places.
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