The Library of Congress: The Art and Architecture of the Thomas Jefferson Building - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0393045633 ISBN 13 : 9780393045635

Editeur : WW Norton & Co, 1998

Synopsis

Arguably the most beautifully decorated building in the United States, the Library of Congress building (recently renamed the Jefferson Building) is celebrating its one hundredth anniversary this year after an eighty million dollar restoration that returned it to its original state. Designed by John L. Smithmeyer and completed in 1897 at a cost of under seven million dollars, the building is enhanced by the art of over forty sculptors and painters whose ranks include such notables as Herbert Adams, Kenyon Cox, Edward Clark Potter, Louis Saint-Gaudens, and John Quincy Adams Ward. The planning and construction are detailed in John Y. Cole's essay, followed by discussions by Henry Hope Reed, Richard Murray, and Thomas P. Somma of the decorations, paintings, and sculptures. The volume concludes with a study of the restoration by Barbara Wolanin, a chronology, a glossary of architectural and decorative terms, and a biographical dictionary of all the artists, architects, and designers who worked on the building. Throughout, noted photographer Anne Day's color images enhance this splendid book.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

John Y. Cole is a librarian, historian, and director of The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress.


Henry Hope Reed is founder and president of Classical America and is the author of numerous books, including The Golden City and The New York Public Library. He lives in New York City.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: WW Norton & Co
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0393045633
• ISBN 13: 9780393045635
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Éditeur: Cole John Y., Reed Henry Hope
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• Personne responsable: non disponible