Artnet

One Photographer’s 50 Year Quest to Capture the Chrysler Building

For 50 years, American photographer Mitchell Funk has been training his lens on one of the most recognizable structures in the world: the Chrysler Building. And while the subject in this body of work ...
The New York Times

The Chrysler Building, the Jewel of the Manhattan Skyline, Loses Its Luster

Is the building’s reputation enough for it to endure as an icon, even as its ownership and interior crumble? Is the building’s reputation enough for it to endure as an icon, even as its ownership and ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Precarious History of New York’s Iconic Chrysler Building

Architect William Van Alen’s plans for the building’s formidable steel helmet grew taller and more ambitious over time. NYPL On a mild October day in 1929, the architect William Van Alen watched from ...
The New York Times

Chrysler Building

OFFICES ENLARGED BY CRUCIBLE STEEL; Firm Is One of Eight Tenants of Chrysler Building to Expand Their Quarters VARIETY MARKS LEASING Many Businesses Are Listed in the Reports of Late Commercial ...