Drawn to New York
An Illustrated Chronicle of Three Decades in New York City
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Publisher Description
A declaration of love to Peter Kuper’s adoptive city, where he has lived since 1977, this diary is a vibrant survey of New York City’s history. Kuper’s illustrations depict a climb to the top of the Brooklyn Bridge, the homeless living in Times Square, roller skaters in Central Park, the impact of September 11, the luxury of Wall Street, street musicians, and other scenes unique to the city. With comics, illustrations, and sketches, this work of art portrays everything from the low life to the high energy that has long made people from around the world flock to the Big Apple.
Drawn to New York is a reflection of one artist’s thirty-four years on twelve miles of island with eight million people in a city whose story is ever being written.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This collection of sketchbook pages and finished art brilliantly displays Kuper's fascination with the city he has called home for over four decades. Lovingly reproduced in b&w and color from a variety of mediums, the art focuses on tiny people trying to survive in the vast metropolis. Some pieces emphasize N.Y.C.'s vitality, and Kuper's characters can't imagine living anywhere else; still the place looks more threatening than attractive as individuals become part of geometric patterns while buildings wear anguished expressions. Demonstrating how vulnerable humans are when they're packed so closely together, the people here are victims of real-estate tycoons, politicians and their own selfishness and greed, as seen in an illustrated version of Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal." A near-masterpiece of New York cultural anthropology.
