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Paris on the Potomac : the French influence on the architecture and art of Washington, D.C.
- Title
- Paris on the Potomac : the French influence on the architecture and art of Washington, D.C. / compiled and edited by Cynthia R. Field, Isabelle Gournay and Thomas P. Somma.
- Publication
- Athens : Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, c2007.
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- ix, 164 p. : ill., maps; 26 cm.
- Series Statement
- Perspectives on the art and architectural history of the United States Capitol
- Subjects
- Public art > Washington (D.C.) > Congresses
- Washington (D.C.) > Civilization > Congresses
- Paris (France) > Civilization > Congresses
- Architecture > Washington (D.C.) > French influences > Congresses
- Washington (D.C.) > Buildings, structures, etc > Congresses
- City planning > Washington (D.C.) > French influences > Congresses
- Note
- Essays originated in a conference held by the U.S. Capitol Historical Society in 2002.
- Bibliography (note)
- 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.
- Call Number
- JQF 08-944
- ISBN
- 9780821417591 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0821417592 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780821417607 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0821417606 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2007011350
- OCLC
- 86090536
- Title
- Paris on the Potomac : the French influence on the architecture and art of Washington, D.C. / compiled and edited by Cynthia R. Field, Isabelle Gournay and Thomas P. Somma.
- Imprint
- Athens : Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, c2007.
- Series
- Perspectives on the art and architectural history of the United States Capitol
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Field, Cynthia R.Gournay, Isabelle.Somma, Thomas P.
- Research Call Number
- JQF 08-944