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The Encyclopedia of Photography’s Art and History

"America: Picture Book of an Architect ", Erich Mendelsohn (1887-1953) | PhotoAnthology

America: Picture Book of an Architect

Erich Mendelsohn (1887-1953),
Knud Lonberg-Holm (1895-1972),
Erich Karweik (1893-1967),

Architectural and urban critique conveyed through a collective visual narrative, highlighting modernity’s ambivalence.

With contributions from: Elinor Hemedes (data research). Suggest an Edit

America: Picture Book of an Architect

Erich Mendelsohn (1887-1953),
Knud Lonberg-Holm (1895-1972),
Erich Karweik (1893-1967),

Architectural and urban critique conveyed through a collective visual narrative, highlighting modernity’s ambivalence.

E. Mendelsohn, Equitable Trust Building, New York

Knud Lonberg-Holm, Detroit, 1924

Knud Lonberg-Holm, Detroit, 1924

Knud Lonberg-Holm, Detroit, Rear Areaway, 1924

E. Mendelsohn, Buffalo,Larkin Soap Co.Headquaters

Knud Lonberg-Holm, Broadway at Night, NY

Knud Lonberg-Holm, Chicago, Skyscraper of the Second Period, c. prior to 1926

Knud Lonberg-Holm, Woolworth Building – Oblique View, 1923

E. Mendelsohn, Downtown, Broad Street, New York

Knud Lonberg-Holm, Chicago, 2 Skyscrapers, c. prior to 1926

Knud Lonberg-Holm, Detroit, Rear Façade of a Hotel, 1924

Knud Lonberg-Holm, Detroit, A New Street, 1924

Knud Lonberg-Holm,
Equity Trust Building – Oblique View, 1923

Knud Lonberg-Holm, New York, Madison Square, 1923

Knud Lonberg-Holm, New York, Times Square, 1923

E. Mendelsohn, Grain Elevator, Buffalo

Knud Lonberg-Holm, The New – The Coming, Detroit, Streetcars, 1924

Books

Erich Mendelsohn's "Amerika": 82 Photographs

Dover Publications, 1993

Amerika

Da Capo Press, 1977

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