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New York Neon
Thomas E. Rinaldi
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Description for New York Neon
Paperback. A brilliant visual tour and history of that iconic element of the cityscape: the neon sign. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 color, 50 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AMV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 204 x 18. Weight in Grams: 664.
Treating New York City as an open-air museum, Thomas E. Rinaldi captures the brilliant glow of surviving early- and mid-twentieth-century neon signs, those iconic elements of the cityscape now in danger of disappearing. This visual tour features two hundred signs, identified by location, with information on their manufacture, date of creation, and the businesses that commissioned them. In a generously illustrated introduction, drawing on documents including rare period trade publications, Rinaldi recounts the development of signage and the technological evolution of neon and examines its role in the streets of New York, in America’s cultural identity, and in our collective ... Read more
Treating New York City as an open-air museum, Thomas E. Rinaldi captures the brilliant glow of surviving early- and mid-twentieth-century neon signs, those iconic elements of the cityscape now in danger of disappearing. This visual tour features two hundred signs, identified by location, with information on their manufacture, date of creation, and the businesses that commissioned them. In a generously illustrated introduction, drawing on documents including rare period trade publications, Rinaldi recounts the development of signage and the technological evolution of neon and examines its role in the streets of New York, in America’s cultural identity, and in our collective ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393733419
SKU
V9780393733419
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99-1
About Thomas E. Rinaldi
Raised near Poughkeepsie in upstate New York, Thomas E. Rinaldi visited New York City frequently before moving there in 2004. His life-long interest in the city’s built landscape drove him to pursue a career in architecture: he works as a designer for Thornton Tomasetti, a leading engineering and architecture firm. Rinaldi holds degrees in history from Georgetown University and in ... Read more
Reviews for New York Neon
"New York Neon works to artfully and poignantly evoke the medium, whilst examining its role in our collective consciousness. . . . [S]eminal . . ."
SignLink "Rinaldi’s book offers a fascinating account of the neon signs’ history, as well as information about how they’re designed and produced."
Untapped Cities
SignLink "Rinaldi’s book offers a fascinating account of the neon signs’ history, as well as information about how they’re designed and produced."
Untapped Cities