Cohen, Michele, 1958-

Public art for public schools / Michele Cohen ; foreword by Michael R. Bloomberg ; photographs by Stan Ries. - 1st ed. - New York : Monacelli Press, c2009. - 240 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233) and index.

Foreword -- Introduction -- Before city unification : school design and decoration in the early years -- Dawn of a new century : C.B.J. Snyder, master builder and art patron -- Beautifying schools in the progressive era -- The New Deal comes to public schools -- Modernism : redefining schools in the post-World War II years -- The civil rights era and beyond -- Reshaping schools : improved design and Percent for Art -- Into the twenty-first century -- Afterword -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments -- Credits.

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Public art--New York (State)--New York.
School decoration--New York (State)--New York.

N8845.N7 / C657 2009

700.974
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