“He saw the role of the serious writer as both lofty and practical in the same instant. He used to say that literature was one of the first indications of civilization. He used to say a fine piece of prose could not only cure depression, it could clear up a…
Tag: Mad Men style
The Pepsi-Cola Building, designed by Natalie de Blois and Gordon Bunshaft for Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, 1960 For the landmark preservation report, click here. Denizens of Manhattan and an interior frieze by Constantino Nivola—ownership of the building went to Olivetti in 1967—pictured Here, the Olivetti Showroom in New York (different…