Indigenous Food Sovereignty in the United States: Restoring Cultural Knowledge, Protecting Environments, and Regaining Health ed. by Devon A. Mihesuah and Elizabeth Hoover (review)

Abstract

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City, dating to 1959, is considered a masterpiece of the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright (Fig. 1). However, when it was first completed, it was not the recognized icon of Modernism that it is today. Instead, because of its prominent location across from Central Park on Fifth Avenue between East 88 and 89 Streets, it was considered an aberration by the Upper East Side’s wealthy class. It did not fit in with their taste for classicism, or into Manhattan’s relentless street grid. However, over the years, the building was accepted not only as an attraction to the neighborhood, but also as the largest artifact in the museum’s collection. It has become the second most visited site in New York City after the Statue of Liberty. It is now celebrated as a National Historic Landmark, and in 1979, it became the youngest building to be designated as an individual landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.