Abstract
During this episode of New York: A Documentary Film, filmmaker Ric Burns explores how the post-World War I economic boom, the rise of consumer culture, and the birth of new mass media industries fueled the convergence of an incredible array of human and cultural energies, ending with the stock market crash of 1929 and the construction of the Empire State Building. In just over a decade, New York gave birth to its signature skyscrapers and to artistic creations like F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, George Gershwin's “Rhapsody in Blue,” and to the jazz compositions of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong. Along the way, Harlem emerged as the undisputed capital of the African-American experience and the new media industries of advertising, radio, public relations, and magazine publishing found their homes in midtown Manhattan.
Collection
Subject
Pennsylvania Station (New York, N.Y.), Grand Central Terminal (New York, N.Y.), New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1898-1951, New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century, New York (N.Y.) -- Commerce -- History, New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government -- 1898-1951, Wall Street (New York, N.Y.), Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.), Art and society -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century
Series
New York: A Documentary Film by Ric Burns
Contributors
Burns, Ric (Director), Burns, Ric (Producer), Ades, Lisa (Producer), Burns, Ric (Writer), Sanders, James (Writer), Stiers, David Ogden (Narrator), Squires, Buddy (Cinematographer), Moore, Allen (Cinematographer), Barteski, Edward (Editor), Keane, Brian (Composer), Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Distributor), Steeplechase Films Inc (Producer), WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), New-York Historical Society
Duration
01:53:40 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
English
Target or Intended Audience
Higher education
Copyright Holder
| Name | Films Media Group (Firm) |
| Role | Distributor |
| Telephone | 800-322-8755 |
| Address | 132 West 31st Street 17th Floor New York, NY 10001 |
| [email protected] |
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