Glenn Palmer-Smith restored the famed Bemelmans Bar murals at the Café Carlyle, and his own murals have appeared in The New Yorker, the New York Times, and Architectural Digest.
"If you've missed the experience of walking around New York,
stepping into a lobby you've never seen before, or relaxing at a
bar just to soak up the atmosphere, you can always take an armchair
tour. The handsome book Murals of New York City (Rizzoli)
offers a look at some of NYC's most impressive large-scale
artworks—the paintings that make a building's interior one of a
kind."
—ROCKEFELLER CENTER BLOG
“Murals that range in style from graffiti to trompe-l’oeil
punctuate the New York experience. Independently, the works are
cosmetic, decorative—but together, they offer a narrative of the
city and its history.” ~Quest Magazine
"Walls in New York sometimes do more than divide space. A few of
them are also pages of the city’s history writ large — testament to
the shifting civic vision of generations of New Yorkers. In Murals
of New York City: The Best of New York’s Public Paintings From
Bemelmans to Parrish, which features more than 30 large-scale works
around the city, the muralist Glenn Palmer-Smith and the
photographer Joshua McHugh tutor natives and tourists alike in how
these walls — and a few ceilings — can best be appreciated." ~The
New York Times
"Harried New Yorkers rarely stop and gaze at the murals
incorporated into the city's landscape--much less understand the
quirky stories and ego clashes that let to the creation of many of
them. Artist Glenn Palmer-Smith is trying to change
that...accompanied by essays which usually describe moments of
conflice and drama in the murals' creation and life span." -WSJ
“Glen Palmer-Smith tells the amazing stories behind many of the
city’s iconic works of public art. With works ranging from Orozco
to Keith Haring, the book and its photography capture the works of
art still setting the mood long after their initial introduction.”
~The Daily Beast
“Murals is the first book to curate over thirty of the most
important, influential, and impressive murals found within all five
boroughs. The murals featured in this volume act as both an
artistic and cultural guide to New York and its citizens over the
past 100+years…perfect for art and architecture lovers…”
~ArtDaily
“Murals of New York City presents around 30 notable murals in
the City, giving us another reason to get out to explore the world
outside our door.” ~Modern Sybarite
“Murals of New York in both its transfixing pictures and its fluent
text, decisively captures the vibrancy of this still-wondrous
city’s under-acknowledged public art.” ~HuffPost
“They tour us through five boroughs via century or more of
remarkable public art. They [Palmer-Smith and McHugh] show us
fresh the beloved and familiar…Thanks to them, we discover our
crazy metropolis and learn its patchwork history of strivers and
achievers all over again. Lucky us.” ~New York Spaces
“In a city where there’s always something new, it’s a welcome treat
to discover novelty in the past.” ~Architectural Digest
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