The Discus Thrower Meets Peter Pan: Two New York City Icons Join Forces for Survival - Couverture rigide

Keehner, Pinky

 
9780789214997: The Discus Thrower Meets Peter Pan: Two New York City Icons Join Forces for Survival
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ISBN 10 : 0789214997 ISBN 13 : 9780789214997
Editeur : Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S., 2024

Synopsis

A charming fable for all ages, inspired by the true story of the restoration of two beloved statues in the New York City parks.

"An invitation to dream, and a reminder of public art's ability to continually inspire and expand imaginations." - Michael R. Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies, and 108th mayor of New York City

"This book captures the enigmatic, cockeyed, only-in-New York charm of classics such as E. B. White's Stuart Little and George Selden's A Cricket in Times Square."Adrian Benepe, president, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and former New York City parks commissioner

In a cruel act of vandalism, Peter Pan has been ripped from his perch near Gracie Mansion and tossed in the East River. Rescued by police divers, he finds himself awaiting restoration in a storage facility on Randall’s Island. There, among the disused lampposts and flagpole finials, he meets another bronze statue — the Discus Thrower — who has been languishing in the storeroom for a quarter century with a missing arm and a missing discus. Will the mercurial Peter Pan and the stolid Discus Thrower be able to get along, and perhaps even learn something from each other? And can Peter and Tinkerbell help the Discus Thrower get restored and placed back on his pedestal, at long last?

This delightful work of fiction is based on the real-life restoration of Charles Andrew Hafner’s statue of Peter Pan (1928) in Charles Schurz Park and Kostas Dimitriadis’s Discus Thrower (1926) in Randall’s Island Park — a process that both the author and the illustrator had front-row seats to. New Yorkers of all ages will enjoy reading this fanciful tale and then going to visit the statues that inspired it.

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À propos de l?auteur

Pinky Keehner, a devoted New Yorker, served as Associate Director of Randall's Island Park for 20 years, working to create a state-of-the-art sports facility for NYC kids. When she found the life-size bronze Discus Thrower in storage, it became her mission to restore the statue and return it to its rightful place in the park for all to enjoy.
Cathy Oerter's love for everything discus began with her husband, four-time Olympic gold medalist discus thrower Al Oerter, and today she chairs the Al Oerter Foundation/Art of the Olympians. An international track and field athlete and art major, she encourages children to use their voices through the arts.

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Éditeur
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
Date d'édition
2024
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0789214997
ISBN 13 
9780789214997
Reliure
Relié
Illustrateur
Oerter Catherine
Nombre de pages
128
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Purmerul LTD
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