The Studio School – 45th Gala Online Auction
Auction Ends: Mar 3, 2017 09:00 PM EST

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Bring Author to Your Book Club: "The Women Who Made New York"

Item Number
167
Estimated Value
500 USD
Opening Bid
170 USD  -  Item Has a Reserve

Item Description

" One of the best books to read " Elle Magazine

" Rigourously researched and elegantly written " NY Times Book Review

Receive a signed copy of Julie Scelfo's new book The Woman Who Made New York, INCLUDING a visit by the author to the winning bidders book club. If your book club is not in the NYC area, author will set up a video conference!

This book is an inspiring , visual sensation.

Item Special Note

Receive a signed copy of Julie Scelfo's new book The Women Who Made New York, INCLUDING a visit by the author to the winning bidder's book club! The Women Who Made New York reveals the untold stories of the phenomenal women who made New York City the cultural epicenter of the world. Many were revolutionaries and activists, like Zora Neale Hurston and Audre Lorde. Others were icons and iconoclasts, like Fran Lebowitz and Grace Jones. There were also women who led quieter private lives but were just as influential, such as Emily Warren Roebling, who completed the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge when her engineer husband became too ill to work. Paired with striking, contemporary illustrations by artist Hallie Heald, The Women Who Made New York offers a visual sensation—one that reinvigorates not just New York City’s history but its very identity. The Women Who Made New York was praised by the NY Times Book Review, Maria Popova of Brain Pickings deemed it 'rigorously researched and elegantly written', and Kirkus described it as 'lively and fun'. Elle magazine picked it as 'one of the best books to read', NYmag's The Cut ran a feature about the Rainbow Room launch party, and the Village Voice featured it as part of its 2016 Best of NYC. Scelfo has also been featured on The Brian Lehrer Show, The TakeAway, C-SPAN and the MILK podcast.

Donated By:

Julie Scelfo & James Cavoli