Art & architecture on 1001 afternoons in Chicago

essays and tall tales of artists and the cityscape of the 1920s

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Art & architecture on 1001 afternoons in Chicago

essays and tall tales of artists and the cityscape of the 1920s

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A book of literary journalism written by Ben Hecht for the Chicago Daily News in the 1920s. The collection of 18 illustrated stories, selected by the book's producer, designer and Hecht biographer Florice Whyte Kovan, expound on Hecht's love for Chicago's built environment, skyscraper architecture and his kinship with the avant garde artists of Chicago and the world, an orientation that influenced his evolving career as a playwright and Hollywood screenwriter.

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English
Pages
114

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Art & architecture on 1001 afternoons in Chicago: essays and tall tales of artists and the cityscape of the 1920s
2002, Snickersnee Press, Brand: Snickersnee Press
in English - 1st ed.

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 106-107) and index.

Published in
Washington, DC
Series
Rediscovering Ben Hecht series, 2
Other Titles
Art and architecture on 1001 afternoons in Chicago, Art & architecture on one thousand and one afternoons in Chicago

Classifications

Library of Congress
NX511.C45 H43 2002, NX511.C45H43 2002

The Physical Object

Pagination
114 p. :
Number of pages
114

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL60699M
ISBN 10
0966770919, 0966770943
LCCN
99091162
Library Thing
4286580
Goodreads
578787

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June 27, 2022 Edited by Gustav-Landauer-Bibliothek Witten person
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October 30, 2010 Edited by Florice Whyte Kovan Added new cover
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