Artists' SoHo : 49 episodes of intimate history /

During the 1960s and 1970s in New York City, young artists exploited an industrial wasteland to create spacious studios where they lived and worked, redefining the Manhattan area just south of Houston Street. Its use fueled not by city planning schemes but by word-of-mouth recommendations, the area...

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Main Author:	Kostelanetz, Richard
Other Authors:	Lemmer, Susie Ranney
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press, 2015.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Art, American > New York (State) > New York > 20th century. Artist colonies > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century. Artists > New York (State) > New York > Biography. Bohemianism > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century. SoHo (New York, N.Y.) > Intellectual life > 20th century. SoHo (New York, N.Y.) > Biography. New York (N.Y.) > Intellectual life > 20th century. New York (N.Y.) > Biography.

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Summary:	During the 1960s and 1970s in New York City, young artists exploited an industrial wasteland to create spacious studios where they lived and worked, redefining the Manhattan area just south of Houston Street. Its use fueled not by city planning schemes but by word-of-mouth recommendations, the area soon grew to become a world-class center for artistic creation, indeed, the largest urban artists' colony ever in America, let alone the world.
Physical Description:	xii, 272 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9780823262823 (paperback : alkaline paper) 0823262820 (paperback : alkaline paper)