Christo and Jeanne-Claude : through the Gates and beyond

CHRISTO AND JEANNE-CLAUDE UNWRAPPED

In 1981 two artists -- Christo and Jeanne-Claude -- proposed an installation in New York's Central Park that would span twenty-three miles. They received a 185-page response from the Parks Department that could have been summed up in one single word: "no." But they persisted. This biography of contemporary artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude is a story of the power of collaboration, and vision, and of the creation of the spectacular Gates and other renowned artworks.
Christo and Jeanne-Claude is a 2003 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

The Gates: Central Park, New York City, 1979-2005 -- Christo and Jeanne-Claude: serendipity -- Every project tells a story -- Every drawing has a history -- Enter The Gates -- The Gates statistics -- Selected projects -- Authors' bibliography -- Notes -- Photo credits -- Acknowledgments -- List of artworks.