King, Robert Arthur.

Figures in stone architectural sculpture in New York City / [electronic resource] : Robert Arthur King. - New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, 2017. - 1 online resource.

"Previously published as ANIMALS IN STONE (2009) and FACES IN STONE (2008)."

A delightful collection of quirky faces, figures, and creatures that adorn New York City buildings. This gift-sized and attractively priced book for architecture buffs features more than two hundred imaginative sculptural details, from the domestic to the fantastic, with a brief introduction and contextual photos to show the building on which each ornament appears, the addresses, and transportation information. Contains the complete contents of King's Faces in Stone and Animals in Stone, available for the first time in one decisive volume.

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Buildings.
Decoration and ornament, Architectural.
Sculpture.


New York (State)--New York.