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Book SynopsisFeaturing new archival research and previously unpublished photographs and architectural plans, this volume fundamentally revises our understanding of the development of modern New York, focusing on elite domestic architecture within the contexts of social history, urban planning, architecture, interior design, and adaptive re-use. Contributions from emerging and established scholars, art historians, and practitioners offer a multi-faceted analysis of major figures such as Horace Trumbauer, Julian Francis Abele, Robert Venturi, and Richard Kelly. Taking the James B. Duke House, now home to NYU’s Institute of Fine Arts, as its point of departure, this collection provides fresh perspectives on domestic spaces, urban forms, and social reforms that shaped early-twentieth century New York into the modern city we know today.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Contributors Introduction Jean-Louis Cohen, Daniella Berman, and Jon Ritter Portfolio: Duke House Maps: Mansions on the Upper East Side 1 The City Beautiful, Zoning, and Preservation on New York’s Upper East Side Jon Ritter 2 A “Gilded Stall” for the Progressive Era: Fabricating Aristocracy on Fifth Avenue Matthew Worsnick 3 Building in “Splendid Style”: Duke House and the Development of the Cook Block Alisa Chiles 4 Beaux-Arts Architects and Their Mansions Isabelle Gournay 5 Mr. Duke Builds His Dream House Mosette Broderick 6 “Good Taste” and the Making of Duke House: Francophilia, Architecture, and Adaptation Daniella Berman 7 Commissioning Interiors: Carlhian and Duveen at Duke House Grace Chuang 8 Dukes to Profs: Robert Venturi’s primum opus on 78th Street Jean-Louis Cohen 9 Renovation and Illumination: Richard Kelly at the Institute Christie Mitchell 10 Preservation on the Cook Block: An Architect’s Perspective Theodore Prudon Select Bibliography List of Illustrations Index of Persons and Organizations Index of Buildings and Places
