| Description |
626 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, plans ; 32 cm. |
| Note |
Shipping list no.: 2013-0025-S. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / by Earl A. Powell -- I. Aim high in hope and work : politics and planning in Washington before. An enduring design legacy : Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. in the nation's capital / essay by Arleyn A. Levee -- II. Statues, fountains, and monuments : the Burnham and French chairmanships, 1910-1916. The improvement of Washington City : Charles Moore and Washington's monumental core / essay by Pamela Scott -- III. Thine alabaster cities gleam : Charles Moore and the classical paradigm, 1916-1937. The Jefferson Memorial : a pyrrhic victory for American architecture / essay by Carroll William Westfall -- IV. Heroism, history, and automobiles : the chairmanships of Gilmore Clarke and David Finley, 1937-1963. Presidential influence : Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, and the design of Washington's icons of executive power, 1933-1953 / essay by William B. Bushong -- V. Modernism and monumentality : the chairmanship of William Walton, 1963-1971. Rather strong advisory : William Walton's Commission and the challenge of the FBI Building / essay by Zachary M. Schrag -- VI. The past is present : J. Carter Brown and the postmodern era, 1971-2002. Washington aesthetics : J. Carter Brown and Commission of Fine Arts / essay by Richard Guy Wilson -- VII. To every age its art : the Robinson, Childs, and Powell chairmanships, 2002-2012 -- Appendix A: Legislative history -- Appendix B: Biographies of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, Old Georgetown Board, Contributing Staff, and essayists. |
| Subject |
United States. Commission of Fine Arts -- History.
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Washington (D.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
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Public architecture -- United States.
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Architecture -- Washington (D.C.) -- History.
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| Added Author |
Luebke, Thomas E.
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United States. Commission of Fine Arts.
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| Added Title |
Civic art : a centennial history of the United States Commission of Fine Arts |
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Civic art : a centennial history of the US Commission of Fine Arts |
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Centennial history of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts |
| ISBN |
9780160897023 |
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0160897025 |
| Gpo Item No. |
0432 |
| Sudoc No. |
FA 1.2:C 49 |
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