Issued in conjunction with an exhibition at Columbia University from October to December 2000 of Urban's (d. 1929) models, watercolors, drawings, and plans from the collection there. They document his designs for opera stages of Boston and New York and for the Ziegfeld Follies . Accompanying the checklist of the exhibition are essays on his work and its place in American architecture, theater, and film. There is no index. The volume is 10.75<"> deep. Distributed by the U. of Washington Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
