Kindred Spirits: William Cullen Bryant & Thomas Cole
There was a reason Wal-Mart heiress Alice Walton bought this painting for $35MM—the most ever paid for a painting by an American artist–and brought it back to Bentonville to found her museum.
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Central Park
Grand Army Plaza & the Vanderbilt MansionDue south of the Pulitzer fountain is Bergorf-Goodman, which has been there since Herman Bergdorf and Edwin Goodman commissioned it in 1928. But in Pulitzer’s day, it was the home of Cornelius Vanderbilt II, grandson of Cornelius I, who founded the family railroad empire. Amazingly, this was only one of ten gilded mansions built by the Vanderbilt heirs along 5th avenue.
History of The Plaza HotelThis is a photo of the first Plaza hotel. It was a swanky place, but it didn’t last very long. New York is city that has torn down a great number of beautiful buildings.   |
