Brooklyn Storefronts: Illustrations of the Iconic NYC Borough's Best-Loved Spots - Hardcover
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These pages highlight a telephone book's worth of small businesses that contribute to Brooklyn's multicultural, demographic-spanning appeal: Mom and Pop restaurants and African music sellers; clothing from Carhartt to vintage; vinyl and knitting stores that double as community centers; auto-repair shops and art galleries; and, of course, an endless supply of delis and pizza joints.
Each illustration includes engaging anecdotes and bits of neighborhood lore researched and written by journalist David Dodge, helping bring additional flavor and context to Holland's drawings. This atlas of Brooklyn's best retail is a love letter to a vibrant, ever-changing community.
Brooklyn Storefronts: Illustrations of the Iconic NYC Borough's Best-Loved Spots - Hardcover
$30.00
by Joel Holland (Illustrator), David Dodge (Text by (Art/Photo Books)), Kimberly Drew (Foreword by)
From the authors of NYC Storefronts comes a sprawling collection of intimately rendered shops that line the streets and sidewalks of the Big Apple's most populous borough
Nowadays, Brooklyn is both destination and home to so many New Yorkers that shopping, eating out, doing errands, and going to cultural events can all be done without leaving the borough. A Brooklyn denizen for years, illustrator Joel Holland knows how special the place is. Imbuing his drawings with the same heart and panache that he brought to the Manhattan book, he takes readers on a trip into its far-flung neighborhoods, from Greenpoint to Coney Island; Bay Ridge to Brownsville.These pages highlight a telephone book's worth of small businesses that contribute to Brooklyn's multicultural, demographic-spanning appeal: Mom and Pop restaurants and African music sellers; clothing from Carhartt to vintage; vinyl and knitting stores that double as community centers; auto-repair shops and art galleries; and, of course, an endless supply of delis and pizza joints.
Each illustration includes engaging anecdotes and bits of neighborhood lore researched and written by journalist David Dodge, helping bring additional flavor and context to Holland's drawings. This atlas of Brooklyn's best retail is a love letter to a vibrant, ever-changing community.
Author Biography
Joel Holland is an internationally recognized illustrator living in New York City with his wife and two daughters. His work has been exhibited in New York, London, and Tokyo and has been recognized by American Illustration, Communication Arts and Print Magazine. He has worked with a broad client base including Apple, ESPN, McDonald's, the New York Times, the New Yorker, New York Magazine, The New York Lottery, Chronicle Books, Quirk Books, Penguin Random House, McCann NY, and Starr Restaurant Group. He is the author of NYC Storefronts and London Shopfronts (both published by Prestel).
David Dodge is a freelance writer living in New York City who covers travel, LGBTQ+ issues, politics, and culture for outlets including the New York Times, Travel + Leisure, The Advocate, Out, and HuffPost. He is the co-author of Sassy Planet, Category Is: Cocktails!, and NYC Storefronts(all published by Prestel). KIMBERLY DREW is a curator at Pace Gallery as well as an author, critic, and activist; she lives in Brooklyn.
Number of Pages: 176
Dimensions: 0.9 x 9.5 x 7.7 IN
Publication Date: September 10, 2024
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