Download or read book The Skyscraper In American Art, 1890-1931 written by Merrill Schleier and published by Da Capo Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 1990-03-21 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tradition and innovation in the building of the skyscraper - Alfred Stieglitz - Alvin Langdon Coburn - American modernists, Marin, Weber and Walkowitz - Skyscraper mania, 1917-1931 - Art Deco skyscraper and its impact on the arts, 1916-1931 - Urban development, 1917-1931.