Ely Jacques Kahn, Architect [Hardcover]

Jewel Stern (Author), John A. Stuart (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 17, 2006

One of the fabled "three Napoleons" of New York (with Raymond Hood and Ralph Walker) yet almost unknown today, Ely Jacques Kahn had a nearly half-century career and some three dozen of his buildings still grace the New York cityscape.

Trained at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, he was known for his modern polychrome decoration and setback skyscrapers. 30 color, 200 black-and-white

Editorial Reviews

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[Kahn's] legacy seems all the more impressive and beautiful with this first-calss tribute written by Stern and Stuart. (Nicole V. Gagne - Traditional Building )

[C]arefully researched and produced by notable scholars. . .the first and only monograph on Kahn. . . Highly recommended. (P. Kaufman, Boston Architectural Center - Choice )

[A] model study of one of New York’s most important commercial designers. (Christopher Gray - New York Times )

About the Author

Jewel Stern is an artist, art historian, and independent curator. She is the author of Modernism in American Silver: 20th-Century Design and an essayist in Craft in the Machine Age: 1920-1945.

John A. Stuart teaches at Florida International University. They live in Miami.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition (July 17, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393731146
• ISBN-13: 978-0393731149
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,797,620 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great book, August 30, 2006

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John P. Axelrod (Boston) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ely Jacques Kahn, Architect (Hardcover)

Following on Ms Stern's iconic book on American silver, she has another hit. This book ends the lack of info on one of the most important and least famous of the mid-20th NY architects. It is well written and crammed full of photos. I find it to be a great addition to my library. Once again, Amazon had great availability and the best price.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A definitive guide., November 4, 2006

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This review is from: Ely Jacques Kahn, Architect (Hardcover)

Ely Jacques Kahn was a 20th century architect of commercial buildings: you'll most readily recognize his works and signature style in the city of New York - or in Jewel Stern & John A. Stuart's Ely Jacques Kahn, Architect, which provides a study of his work - the first to see print. Kahn's buildings are keys to understanding New York's skyline: his body of work is featured here in a pairing of black and white images with in-depth architectural and biographical notes, making this a definitive guide.