Manhattan Lightscape [Hardcover]

Nathaniel Lieberman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 25, 1990

Architectural photographer Nathaniel Lieberman sees New York in terms of light: the light of dawn casting a honey-coloured glow over the East River; the light of dusk soothing the stately structures on Central Park West; and artificial light setting midtown Manhattan ablaze at night. Taken from high on top of New York's skyscrapers and from its bridges and boroughs, these 55 vistas portray this powerful city. There is an introduction by Mark Helprin, quotes about New York by a host of literary residents and visitors - past and present - and an arial view of Manhattan.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

This luminous photographic collection highlights New York City's most breathtaking views and grandest buildings.

About the Author

Nathaniel Lieberman has taught photography at the New School for Social Research and Parsons School of Design in New York and owns his own commercial photographic lab, Thorney Lieverman Color, Inc. He lives in Boulder, Colorado. Mark Helprin is the author of Refiner's Fire and Winter's Tale, and his stories and essays have appeared in the New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, and other magazines.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 124 pages
• Publisher: Abbeville Press; 1st edition (October 25, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558591214
• ISBN-13: 978-1558591219
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 13.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,401,899 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A most artistic and beautiful composition of NYC photos., October 3, 1997

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This review is from: Manhattan Lightscape (Hardcover)

After reading many architecture and photography books about NYC I knew this book was a keeper when I noticed it at a used book store in Boston. I have yet to find a more visceral or beautiful collection of photos about the great city. Likewise, the collection of prose is equally captivating and informative to read.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best New York picture book!!, July 30, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Manhattan Lightscape (Hardcover)

THE best picture book about NY: photographers managed to catch the beautiful light that makes New York so magical!

5.0 out of 5 stars Great New York City pictures, November 26, 2008

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Kelly P "so many books too little time" (Lumberton, NC) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Manhattan Lightscape (Hardcover)

If you love New York City and can't live there this will help. The pictures are fantastic and the photographer, Nathaniel Lieberman, gives a description of what each picture is and where it was taken, including buildings, streets and avenues. The center of the book has Central Park, taken during each of the four seasons, with a description and also drawings of the park. This is the kind of book that each time you look at it you find things you didn't see the last time. Great book!