Awards

• Winner of New York Society Library Award 2006

Overview

Trained at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, he was known for his modern polychrome decoration and setback skyscrapers.

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[Kahn's] legacy seems all the more impressive and beautiful with this first-calss tribute written by Stern and Stuart. -- Nicole V. Gagne [C]arefully researched and produced by notable scholars...the first and only monograph on Kahn... Highly recommended. -- P. Kaufman, Boston Architectural Center [A] model study of one of New York's most important commercial designers. -- Christopher Gray

[A] model study of one of New York's most important commercial designers. -- Christopher Gray - New York Times [C]arefully researched and produced by notable scholars. . .the first and only monograph on Kahn. . . Highly recommended. -- P. Kaufman, Boston Architectural Center - Choice

[A] model study of one of New York s most important commercial designers.--Christopher Gray

[C]arefully researched and produced by notable scholars. . .the first and only monograph on Kahn. . . Highly recommended. -- P. Kaufman, Boston Architectural Center - Choice [A] model study of one of New York's most important commercial designers. -- Christopher Gray - New York Times

[A] model study of one of New York s most important commercial designers. --Christopher Gray

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Jewel Stern is an artist, art historian, and independent curator. She is the author of Modernism in American Silver: 20th-Century Design and an essayist in Craft in the Machine Age: 1920-1945. John A. Stuart teaches at Florida International University. They live in Miami.

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