Author Event: Jill Jonnes (Cooper Union)
Date:
May 4, 2010
Start Time:
6:30 PM
Location:
The Cooper Union, 41 Cooper Square, Rose Auditorium, Lower Level 1
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Description:
When the construction of the tallest building in the world was announced in 1887, a manifesto against its creation was signed by many of Paris’ most prominent artists. Over a century, 18,038 pieces of iron and 240 million visitors later, the Eiffel Tower has become one of the most iconic and beloved images of France and modern times. Author and historian Jill Jonnes presents a compelling account of the tower’s creation and Belle Époque France in EIFFEL’S TOWER: And the World’s Fair Where Buffalo Bill Beguiled Paris, the Artists Quarreled, and Thomas Edison Became a Count.
(Free; please visit above website to confirm event).
