The Apotheosis of Democracy, 1908-1916

The Apotheosis of Democracy, 1908-1916
Title The Apotheosis of Democracy, 1908-1916 PDF eBook
Author Thomas P. Somma
Publisher University of Delaware Press
Pages 164
Release 1995
Genre Apotheosis of democracy (United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.)
ISBN 0874135281

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"The art of Paul Wayland Bartlett (1865-1925) and turn-of-the-century sculpture in general have been attracting increasing attention. A leading American sculptor of international reputation, Bartlett was one of the best-known artists in the United States." "Bartlett's sculptural decoration for the House pediment at the U.S. Capitol Building was his most prestigious public monument and one of the most historically important federal commissions to be awarded in the United States during the early twentieth century. Its installation in the long-vacant House pediment finally brought to completion a project of Capitol expansion that had begun more than a half-century earlier. As such, it provides a valuable opportunity for exploring the early development of government-sponsored public sculpture in the United States. Unveiled just eight months prior to U.S. entry into World war I, the pediment also represents one of the most visible public expressions of the ideals of the late American Renaissance (1876-1917)."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

American Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art: A catalogue of works by artists born between 1865 and 1885

American Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art: A catalogue of works by artists born between 1865 and 1885
Title American Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art: A catalogue of works by artists born between 1865 and 1885 PDF eBook
Author Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pages 346
Release 1999
Genre Sculpture
ISBN 0870999230

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Volume One: This volume catalogues the distinguished and comprehensive collection of approximately 400 works of American sculpture by artists born before 1865. This publication includes an introduction on the history of the collection's formation, particularly in the context of the Museum's early years of acquisitions, and discusses the outstanding personalities involved. --Metropolitan Museum of Art website.

Glenn Brown's History of the United States Capitol

Glenn Brown's History of the United States Capitol
Title Glenn Brown's History of the United States Capitol PDF eBook
Author Glenn Brown
Publisher Government Printing Office
Pages 674
Release 2007
Genre Architecture
ISBN

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Plastics, discusses plastic as a material, the different manufacturing and processing techniques, historical uses, current uses, an explanation of the harmful effects on the environment, and how to reuse and recycle plastics. Additionally, this title features a table of contents, glossary, index, color photographs, diagrams, recycling sidebars, statistics, and recommended websites for further exploration.

Glenn Brown's History of the United States Capitol

Glenn Brown's History of the United States Capitol
Title Glenn Brown's History of the United States Capitol PDF eBook
Author Glenn Brown
Publisher Government Printing Office
Pages 676
Release 2007
Genre Architecture
ISBN 9780160753688

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House Document 108-240. Introduction and annotations by William B. Bushong. Annotated edition in Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the United States Capitol. Prepared by the Architect of the Capitol for the United States Capitol Preservation Commission. Glenn Brown originally wrote this book in 1901-1903 when it was published in two volumes. This new annotated edition includes many illustrations of architectural drawings and art works.

Paris on the Potomac

Paris on the Potomac
Title Paris on the Potomac PDF eBook
Author Cynthia R. Field
Publisher Ohio University Press
Pages 177
Release 2013-02-04
Genre Architecture
ISBN 0821442392

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In 1910 John Merven Carrère, a Paris-trained American architect, wrote, “Learning from Paris made Washington outstanding among American cities.” The five essays in Paris on the Potomac explore aspects of this influence on the artistic and architectural environment of Washington, D.C., which continued long after the well-known contributions of Peter Charles L’Enfant, the transplanted French military officer who designed the city’s plan. Isabelle Gournay’s introductory essay provides an overview and examines the context and issues involved in three distinct periods of French influence: the classical and Enlightenment principles that prevailed from the 1790s through the 1820s, the Second Empire style of the 1850s through the 1870s, and the Beaux-Arts movement of the early twentieth century. William C. Allen and Thomas P. Somma present two case studies: Allen on the influence of French architecture, especially the Halle aux Blés, on Thomas Jefferson’s vision of the U.S. Capitol; and Somma on David d’Angers’s busts of George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette. Liana Paredes offers a richly detailed examination of French-inspired interior decoration in the homes of Washington’s elite in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Cynthia R. Field concludes the volume with a consideration of the influence of Paris on city planning in Washington, D.C., including the efforts of the McMillan Commission and the later development of the Federal Triangle complex. The essays in this collection, the latest addition to the series Perspectives on the Art and Architectural History of the United States Capitol, originated in a conference held by the U.S. Capitol Historical Society in 2002 at the French Embassy’s Maison Française.

Standing Soldiers, Kneeling Slaves

Standing Soldiers, Kneeling Slaves
Title Standing Soldiers, Kneeling Slaves PDF eBook
Author Kirk Savage
Publisher Princeton University Press
Pages 294
Release 1997
Genre Architecture
ISBN 9780691009476

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The United States originated as a slave society, holding millions of Africans and their descendants in bondage, and remained so until a civil war took the lives of a half million soldiers, some once slaves themselves. Historian Kirk Savage explores how that history of slavery and its violent end was recognized in public--specifically in the sculptural monuments that dominated streets, parks, and town squares in 19th-century America. 67 photos.

Myths in Stone

Myths in Stone
Title Myths in Stone PDF eBook
Author Jeffrey F. Meyer
Publisher Univ of California Press
Pages 358
Release 2001-02-13
Genre Architecture
ISBN 0520214811

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This is an examination of Washington DC as a secular pilgrimage site. Meyer argues that the city was conceived and executed along various axes of power and influence that suggest the central and continually contested values that inform religious and civic beliefs.