Arthur Drooker is the author and photographer of American Ruins
(Merrell, 2007), Lost Worlds: Ruins of the Americas (ACC, 2011),
Pie Town Revisited (UNM Press, 2015) and Conventional Wisdom
(Glitterati, 2016). For more information, please visit
arthurdrooker.com.
Foreword by award-winning historian Douglas
Brinkley, professor of history at Rice University, the CNN
Presidential Historian, and a contributing editor at Vanity
Fair.
Essay by Thomas Mellins, an author who has curated exhibits
for institutions including the Museum of the City of New York, the
National Building Museum, and the New York Public Library.
City Hall, dives into 15 of the most architecturally unique city
halls in America — including those whose design deviates from the
Greek- and Roman-inspired style of neoclassical architecture, which
has long been the dominant design of government buildings. It
explores how each building’s design reflected the people of the
city and the political and social issues at the time of
construction, as well as the evolution of civic architecture in
America.
*Bloomberg CityLab*
In 88 photographs and stories of city halls around the country,
from San Francisco to Philadelphia, in styles ranging from Art Deco
to Beaux-Arts and beyond, Drooker connects architectural and
municipal history with civic pride.
*The New York Times, "New and Noteworthy Visual Books"*
Over the course of four years, Drooker traveled to around 40 of
America's 300-plus city halls. Often spending days at each, he
documented their grand exteriors, explored long-forgotten corners
and spoke to local politicians and architects about how the
institutions operate. The resulting images reveal a surprisingly
rich variety of styles, from Flemish Renaissance Revival in
Milwaukee to Art Deco in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
*CNN*
Boston City Hall — the one in the Wiseman documentary — is among
the buildings Arthur Drooker photographed for his book “City
Hall.”...The photographs are handsome, and the stories often
surprising.
*The Boston Globe*
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