Opening: Sunday, September 28 at 2pm

"Great Architecture of Michigan" and "Art in Detroit Public Places" An event celebrating two new books

Detroit Free Press architecture critic John Gallagher and renowned photographer Balthazar Korab have both combined their talents in a new book: Great Architecture from Michigan, recently published by Wayne State University press. With photographs by Balthazar Korab and text by John Gallagher, Great Architecture of Michigan will be a treasured volume, indispensable for anyone wanting to learn more about Michigan’s impressive architectural legacy.

Book Beat will also present a new third edition of Art in Detroit Public Places by art historian and CCS Professor Dennis Alan Nawrocki and photographer David Clements. This new and updated edition of a classic guidebook considers over 150 pieces organized by section into six geographical districts of metropolitan Detroit. Each of these sections is accompanied by a comprehensive street map for easy planning of walking or driving tours, and the artworks in it are presented with individual descriptive histories and photographs.

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