City Parks by Catie Marron
Features eighteen writers who reflect on various parks that hold a special significance for them. This title includes essays that create a portrait of parks around the world - from London to Brooklyn, Calcutta to Chicago, Paris to San Francisco - and offers a vision of their significance both to the individual and society itself.
"In the new book City Parks, Catie Marron collects intimate essays on 21 great parks in cities around the world, all accompanied by generous, gorgeous portraits of those parks by the photographer Oberto Gili" -- Alantic.com "This lavish volume features pictures of city parks around the world taken by the fashion photographer Oberto Gili, accompanied by the thoughts of 'celebrated writers and personalities' ... an artifact of the current neo-Olmsted moment, when glamorous greenness is transforming urban grime and neglect." -- The Atlantic "An eloquent reminder of the way shared landscapes can provide intimate inspiration." -- New York Times Book Review
Catie Marron, whose career has encompassed investment banking, magazine journalism, and public service, is currently chairman of the board of directors of Friends of the High Line; a trustee of the New York Public Library, where she was chairman of the board for seven years; and a contributing editor to Vogue. Also the editor of City Parks, Marron lives in New York City with her family. Oberto Gili is a photographer who specializes in shooting interiors and fashion. The author of Home Sweet Home: Sumptuous And Bohemian Interiors And Luxury Of Space, he works for such publications as the Wall Street Journal, Architectural Digest, Travel & Leisure, and British, Spanish, and American Vogue.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780062231796 |
| ISBN 10 | 0062231790 |
| Title | City Parks |
| Author | Catie Marron |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2013-11-15 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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