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Ely Jacques Kahn, Architect: Beaux-Arts to Modernism in New York
Ely Jacques Kahn Architect Beaux-Arts to Modernism in New York Author:Jewel Stern, John A. Stuart The first critical study of an architect known for his commercial buildings in New York City. — One of the fabled "three Napoleons" of New York (with Raymond Hood and Ralph Walker) yet almost unknown today, Ely Jacques Kahn had a nearly half-century career, and approximately three dozen of his buildings still grace the New York cityscape. ... more »Trained at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, he was known for his modern polychrome decoration and setback skyscrapers. 18 color and 200 black-and-white illustrations.« less