Paris on the Potomac : the French influence on the architecture and art of Washington, D.C.

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"With an introductory overview providing the context and issues involved in three distinct periods of French influence, Paris on the Potomac presents case studies on David d'Angers's busts of George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette, and on the influence of French architecture o...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Field, Cynthia R., Gournay, Isabelle, Somma, Thomas P.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Athens : Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, 2007
Series:Perspectives on the art and architectural history of the United States Capitol.
Subjects:
Architecture > Washington (D.C.) > French influences > Congresses.
City planning > Washington (D.C.) > French influences > Congresses.
Public art > Washington (D.C.) > Congresses.
Paris (France) > Civilization > Congresses.
Washington (D.C.) > Civilization > Congresses.
Washington (D.C.) > Buildings, structures, etc. > Congresses.
Congress
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of 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.

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