The Golden Age of Ironwork

by Henry Jonas Magaziner, Robert D. Golding (Photographer)

Overview

The Golden Age of Ironwork illustrates the architectural uses of iron in both the buildings and the landscapes of the Philadelphia area, primarily during the Greek Revival period, the Victorian age, and the early twentieth century. Philadelphia was rich in its collection of cast iron facades and was the home of both the nation’s foremost ornamental iron foundry and America’s greatest wrought iron craftsman. Philadelphia’s Samuel Yellin (1885–1940) was recognized as America’s greatest artist-blacksmith. This book features the work of Yellin and other gifted ironsmiths as well as the creations of the foundries that produced cast iron facades and America’s finest ornamental cast ironwork.

The book is especially helpful to those interested in historical preservation who want to use ironwork appropriate and accurate to their buildings and grounds.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493072842
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	02/01/2023
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	8.15(w) x 10.50(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

Henry Jonas Magaziner was a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and for many years was the architect-member of Philadelphia’s Historical (landmark) Commission and chaired its Architects’ Committee. He was the restoration architect for various historic buildings in Philadelphia’s Society Hill. He has both designed ironwork and actually hand forged iron.

Robert D. Golding was a Fellow of the American Society of Photographers and was a frequent lecturer and photographic consultant as well as a judge for numerous exhibits. He taught a course in architectural photography and served on the faculty of The Antonelli Institute of Art and Photography.