Telling, showing, showing off: a walking tour

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Publication date 1992
Journal Critical Inquiry
Volume | Issue number 18 | Spring
Pages (from-to) 556-594
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  • Faculty of Humanities (FGw)
Abstract Outlines how New York City sets an image, using nature as a sign. Its very layout demonstrates the importance of a balanced intercourse between background and figure, between plan and details, between chaos and organization. Central Park, the domesticated preserve of nature-within-culture; Exhibits; Floor plans; Demonstrations; Conclusions.
Document type Article
Note (c)1996 The University of Chicago
Published at https://doi.org/10.1086/448645
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