Valerie Paley – författare

The first book to celebrate the miniature-scale model The Panorama of the City of New York.An awe-inspiring metropolis in miniature, The Panorama of the City of New York has achieved cult-like status with New Yorkers and serves as a locus of memory for visitors from around the globe. This is the first book to fully celebrate The Panorama, featuring accessible text and photographs of its conception, creation, and enjoyment.The Panorama was one of the most successful attractions at the 1964–65 World’s Fair, with millions enjoying what was billed as an indoor helicopter tour of New York. Comprising an area of 9,335 square feet and built to a scale of 1:1200 (where one inch equals 100 feet), the original 1964 mini city was updated multiple times before its last renovation in 1992. Within the 320 square miles of New York City represented on The Panorama, you can find 850,000 buildings, more than 100 bridges, and almost all of the city’s parks and streets.Now part of the permanent exhibition at the Queens Museum, the Panorama brings the magic of New York to life to thousands of visitors each year.

A completely new illustrated souvenir volume which showcases the American experience through photographs and maps, books and newspapers, letters and records, paintings and sculpture, toys and furniture, from the everyday to the extraordinary. The vast holdings of the New-York Historical reflect and reveal the full breadth of the American experience. But how can we articulate that experience with things? What makes an experience uniquely “American” and what makes a moment from the past a unique “experience”? The objects featured in this book encapsulate stories of achievement, faith, and strength as well as anger, despair, and loss. Countless objects vying for attention include Jupiter Hammon, An evening thought, (1760) the first poem published by an African American in North America; Clara Driscoll's Dragonfly table lamp (ca. 1900-1906); George Washington's camp bed (ca. 1775-1777) and the complete archive of Robert A Caro's writings. AUTHOR: Valerie Paley, Ph.D. is senior vice president and Sue Ann Weinberg Director, Patricia D. Klingenstein Library, The New York Historical Society. SELLING POINTS: . Iconic and thought-provoking “treasures” include objects that mark defining moments in American history. . Features rare objects that are not often preserved or cared for and rarely survive. . Many reveal little-known experiences, or bore witness to momentous occasions. 205 colour illustrations