Boston Impressions
photography by Richard Nowitz
published by Farcountry Press
- Nowitz presents 132 full-color photographs of this bustling harbor city that helped launch the United States of America. The images convey Boston's unmistakable cityscapes, large and small, as well as the surrounding harbor. Nowitz's photographs convey clear impressions of distinct neighborhoods, public spaces, and fabulous architecture found throughout the city. Festively lit downtown streetscapes are counterbalanced by tranquil harbor scenes. Stunning sunrises share the pages with rich interiors of historic buildings. Photos of throngs of happy, celebrating Bostonians are offset by close-ups of the serene greenery found in a quiet nature preserve. Informative captions complement the photographs, providing enough detail that even casual readers will learn something of Boston's fascinating history and contemporary culture.
80 pages, 9 1/8'' x 8 1/8'', 135 color photos, 40 softcovers per case, Smythe-sewn
softcover
ISBN 10: 1560374373
ISBN 13: 9781560374374
$12.95
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| "Now designated a National Historic Landmark, the Boston Public Library, completed in 1895, houses the nation's first large, free, municipal library. This carved marble lion guards the monument honoring the Massachusetts Civil War infantrymen fallen in 1862. The second-floor corridor gallery features murals by French artist Pierre Puvis de Chavannes. The impressive barrel-arch ceiling in Bates Hall shelters busts of prominent Bostonians, including Benjamin Franklin."
-from page 6 "Bostonians' well-known and vociferous allegiance to their team means capacity crowds at Fenway Park, which opened in 1912 and has been the home field for the Red Sox ever since. The team in early times was variously called the Puritans, the Pilgrims, and the Plymouth Rocks, but in 1907 owner John I. Taylor settled the matter by naming them the Red Sox. Boston is also home to the NFL New England Patriots, NHL Bruins, and the New England Revolution, a Major League Soccer team.
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Richard Nowitz's photographs regularly appear in the world's leading travel guides and magazines. He has more than twenty-five large-format photo books to his credit. Nowitz has been a contract photographer with National Geographic World, Traveler and Book Division. His photograph of camels at Giza was selected as the logo for the National Geographic TV News Channel. His photos are syndicated worldwide through the Corbis and National Geographic Image Collection. |