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America's collection : the art and architecture of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the U.S. Department of State

Title
America's collection : the art and architecture of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the U.S. Department of State / [Director and curator] Virginia B. Hart with Bri Brophy, Laaren Brown, Elliot Bostwick Davis, Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen, Allan Greenberg, Mark Alan Hewitt, The Honorable John F. Kerry, Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley, Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser, David M. Rubenstein, Stacy Schiff, Carolyn Vaughan, Deborah Dependahl Waters ; principal photography by Durston Saylor, Bruce M. White.
Author
Hart, Virginia B.
Publication
  • New York, NY : Rizzoli Electa, 2023.
  • ©2023

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Additional Authors
  • Brophy, Bri
  • Brown, Laaren
  • Davis, Elliot Bostwick
  • Frelinghuysen, Alice Cooney
  • Greenberg, Allan, 1938-
  • Hewitt, Mark A.
  • Kerry, John, 1943-
  • Kirtley, Alexandra Alevizatos
  • Kornhauser, Elizabeth Mankin, 1950-
  • Rubenstein, David M.
  • Saylor, Durston
  • Schiff, Stacy
  • Vaughan, Carolyn
  • Waters, Deborah Dependahl
  • White, Bruce, 1962-
  • Yablonski-Hickey, Janice
  • United States. Department of State, issuing body.
Description
351 pages : black and white illustrations, color illustrations, color photographs; 32 cm
Summary
"The first volume in more than 20 years tells a new and modern story of the U.S. State Department's Diplomatic Reception Rooms, one of the top collections of American fine and decorative arts in existence. The art of United States diplomacy has been conducted over more than two centuries with figures from all over the world, in peacetime and in conflict. For the last six decades, these negotiations have taken place in the rarified environment of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the U.S. Department of State. Tucked inside the modern Truman Building in the center of Washington, D.C., lies this special suite of rooms transformed by four renowned architects--gems of classical architecture brimming with exceptional American art and artifacts that tell the story of the nation's founding and represent the singular ideals of the American character. Housing one of the finest collections in the world, along with the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Winterthur, these rooms display more than 5,000 objects, including paintings by John Singleton Copley and Gilbert Stuart; silver and porcelain owned by George Washington and other presidents; fine furniture; maps and documents; prints and drawings, not to mention the very desk the Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War was signed on. With all-new photography and essays, this book captures the history of the rooms and explores more than 150 examples of the extraordinary American art that animates the exquisite spaces" --
Alternative Title
Art and architecture of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the U.S. Department of State
Subject
  • Diplomatic Reception Rooms (Washington, D.C.)
  • Harry S. Truman Federal Building (Washington, D.C.)
  • United States. Department of State > Buildings
  • United States. Department of State > History
  • United States. Department of State
  • Public buildings > Washington (D.C.)
  • Diplomatic and consular service, American > Buildings, structures, etc. > Catalogs
  • Art, American > Washington (D.C.) > Catalogs
  • Art > Washington (D.C.) > Catalogs
  • Antiques > Washington (D.C.) > Catalogs
  • Decorative arts > United States > Catalogs
  • Furniture > United States > Catalogs
  • Furniture > Washington (D.C.) > Catalogs
  • Decoration and ornament > Washington (D.C.) > Catalogs
  • Architecture, American > Washington (D.C.) > Catalogs
  • Architecture > United States > Catalogs
  • Antiques
  • Architecture
  • Architecture, American
  • Art
  • Art, American
  • Buildings
  • Decoration and ornament
  • Decorative arts
  • Furniture
  • Public buildings
  • United States
  • Washington (D.C.)
Genre/Form
  • Catalogs
  • History
  • Catalogs.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-341) and index.
Contents
Foreword / The Honorable John F. Kerry -- The art of welcoming the world / Virginia B. Hart -- Benjamin Franklin & the birth of American diplomacy / Stacy Schiff -- The Americana project / Carolyn Vaughan -- America's collection / Bri Brophy -- The architecture of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms / Allan Greenberg & Mark Alan Hewitt -- Highlights of the collection: commentaries on individual works of art / Laaren Brown -- Paintings & sculpture: the American school and beyond / Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser -- Ceramics: foreign wares to American shores / Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen -- Furniture: reflections on the cultural traditions of America's artisans / Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley -- Works on paper: the diplomatic word & image / Elliot Bostwick Davis -- Silver & other metals: wrought with skill / Debora Dependahl Waters -- Afterword / David M. Rubenstein.
Call Number
JQG 23-810
ISBN
  • 9780847873272
  • 0847873277
OCLC
1371483041
Author
Hart, Virginia B., author, curator.
Title
America's collection : the art and architecture of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the U.S. Department of State / [Director and curator] Virginia B. Hart with Bri Brophy, Laaren Brown, Elliot Bostwick Davis, Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen, Allan Greenberg, Mark Alan Hewitt, The Honorable John F. Kerry, Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley, Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser, David M. Rubenstein, Stacy Schiff, Carolyn Vaughan, Deborah Dependahl Waters ; principal photography by Durston Saylor, Bruce M. White.
Publisher
New York, NY : Rizzoli Electa, 2023.
Copyright Date
©2023
Edition
Rizzoli Electa hardcover edition.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-341) and index.
Added Author
Brophy, Bri, curator, contributor.
Brown, Laaren, contributor.
Davis, Elliot Bostwick, contributor.
Frelinghuysen, Alice Cooney, contributor.
Greenberg, Allan, 1938- contributor.
Hewitt, Mark A., contributor.
Kerry, John, 1943- writer of foreword.
Kirtley, Alexandra Alevizatos, contributor.
Kornhauser, Elizabeth Mankin, 1950- contributor.
Rubenstein, David M., writer of afterword.
Saylor, Durston, photographer.
Schiff, Stacy, contributor.
Vaughan, Carolyn, contributor.
Waters, Deborah Dependahl, contributor.
White, Bruce, 1962- photographer.
Yablonski-Hickey, Janice, editor
United States. Department of State, issuing body.
Note
Art and architecture of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the U.S. Department of State
Research Call Number
JQG 23-810
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