As the City Watched

Authors

Leah Marchant, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow
Fleet Library, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow
Special Collections, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow

Files

Publication Date

Winter 1-1-2016

Keywords

artists' books, student artists' book contest, third

Disciplines

Book and Paper

Student Status

Undergraduate student

Year of Graduation

2020

Major

Experimental and Foundations Studies

Faculty / Course

Judy Maloney, Design Foundations

Materials + Techniques

Laser cut Cardstock

Student Narrative

"As The City Watched" is a carousel book depicting the sequence of events of the 1897 Bradley-Martin Ball, the most expensive and extravagant party held at the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. As the 20th century neared, the Waldorf-Astoria hotel became Manhattan's "theatre in the round" for the wealthiest of celebrities and their wild parties.

Recommended Citation

Marchant, Leah; Library, Fleet; and Collections, Special, "As the City Watched" (2016). 3rd Student Artists' Book Contest 2017. 16.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/specialcollections_bookcontest3rd2017/16