Art & Architecture on 1001 Afternoons in Chicago

A book of literary journalism written by Ben Hecht for the Chicago Daily News in the 1920s. The collection of 18 illustrated stories, selected by the book's producer, designer and Hecht biographer Florice Whyte Kovan, expound on Hecht's love for Chicago's built environment, skyscraper architecture and his kinship with the avant garde artists of Chicago and the world, an orientation that influenced his evolving career as a playwright and Hollywood screenwriter.

Year

2022

Language

English

Publisher

Snickersnee Press

Editions

1

ISBN

9780966770971

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