Meet author Suzanne Hinman of The Grandest Madison Square Guarden

By Mulberry Street Branch NYPL

Oct 9  |  Community

Mulberry Street Library – SoHo Neighborhood Resources

The Mulberry Street Library is honored to host Suzanne Hinman, who will be participating in the branch’s regular book discussion and answering questions about her recently published book ‘The Grandest Madison Square Garden: Art, Scandal and Architecture in Gilded Age New York’.

“The Grandest Madison Square Garden tells the remarkable story behind the construction of the second, 1890, Madison Square Garden and the controversial sculpture that crowned it. Set amid the magnificent achievements of nineteenth-century American art and architecture, the book delves into the fascinating private lives of the era’s most prominent architect and sculptor and the nature of their intimate relationship. Hinman shows how both men pushed the boundaries of America’s parochial aesthetic, ushering in an era of art that embraced European styles with American vitality. Situating the Garden’s seminal place in the history of New York City, as well as the entire country, The Grandest Madison Square Garden brings to life a tale of architecture, art, and spectacle amid the elegant yet scandal-ridden culture of Gotham’s decadent era.” – From the cover

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