New York Portrait of a City Book - Multicolour

The New York Portrait of a City book captures the charisma, glamour, and grit of New York City across nearly 600 pages of photography and commentary. Featuring work from renowned photographers including Margaret Bourke-White, Berenice Abbott, Ruth Orkin, and Allen Ginsberg, the volume documents the city's streets, architecture, culture, and ethnic diversity. Its comprehensive scope spans multiple eras from the mid-19th century to the present day, covering the Jazz Age, the Depression, the disco period, and the city in the aftermath of 9/11.

Across nearly 600 pages, the charisma, glamour and grit of New York City is captured in Taschen's 'New York. Portrait of a City', a visual tribute to the Greatest City in the World. Charting the fluctuating fortunes of the charismatic city from the mid-19th century to the present day, the monograph features the work of renowned photographers that include Margaret Bourke-White, Berenice Abbott, Ruth Orkin and Allen Ginsberg alongside commentary on New York's streets, its chaos, energy, ethnic diversity, culture, fashion, and architecture. The comprehensive volume spans various eras that include the Jazz Age, the disco period, the days of the Depression and the city in the immediate aftermath of 9/11.