Description |
ix, 164 p. : ill., maps. |
Series |
Perspectives on the art and architectural history of the United States Capitol
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Note |
Essays originated in a conference held by the U.S. Capitol Historical Society in 2002. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
The French connection in Washington, D.C. : context and issues / Isabelle Gournay -- Remembering Paris : the Jefferson-Latrobe collaboration at the Capitol / William C. Allen -- "The son by the side of the father" : David d'Angers's busts of Washington and Lafayette in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol / Thomas P. Somma -- Private homes, public lives : francophilia among government officers and the Washington elite / Liana Paredes -- Interpreting the influence of Paris on the planning of Washington, D.C., 1870-1930 / Cynthia R. Field -- Appendix : architects and the French connection in Washington, D.C / Isabelle Gournay. |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
Subject |
Architecture -- Washington (D.C.) -- French influences -- Congresses.
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City planning -- Washington (D.C.) -- French influences -- Congresses.
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Public art -- Washington (D.C.) -- Congresses.
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Paris (France) -- Civilization -- Congresses.
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Washington (D.C.) -- Civilization -- Congresses.
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Washington (D.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Congresses.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Field, Cynthia R.
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Gournay, Isabelle.
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Somma, Thomas P.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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ISBN |
9780821417591 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0821417592 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780821417607 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0821417606 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780821442395 (electronic bk.) |
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