A skyscraper is at the same time a triumph of the machine and a tremendous emotional experience, almost breath-taking. Not merely its height but its … - George Gershwin

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A skyscraper is at the same time a triumph of the machine and a tremendous emotional experience, almost breath-taking. Not merely its height but its mass and proportions are the result of an emotion, as well as of calculation.

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About George Gershwin

Jacob Gershowitz (September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937), better known as George Gershwin, was an American songwriter and composer who worked in both popular and classical styles. Most of his songs were written to words by his brother Ira Gershwin.

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Pen Names: Gershwin
Birth Name: Jacob Gershwine Jacob Gershwin
Alternative Names: Jacob Gershvin Jacob Bruskin Gershowitz George Jacob Gershwin Dzhordzh Gershvin
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