Art & architecture on 1001 afternoons in Chicago
essays and tall tales of artists and the cityscape of the 1920s
1st ed.
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Author
Contributions
- Kovan, Florice Whyte. - Contributor
Publication
2002 - Brand: Snickersnee Press, Washington, DC, District of Columbia
Language
English
Word Count
28,500 words, Guess
Page Count
114 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL60699M
- ISBN-100966770919
- ISBN-100966770943
- ISBN-139780966770919
- ISBN-139780966770940
and 3 more
- LibraryThing4286580
- Library of Congress Control Number99091162
- Better World Books9780966770919
Classifications
- LCCNX511.C45 H43 2002
- LCCNX511.C45H43 2002
Alternate Titles
- Art and architecture on 1001 afternoons in Chicago
- Art & architecture on one thousand and one afternoons in Chicago
Description
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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