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.

Other author Field, Cynthia R.
Other author Gournay, Isabelle.
Other author Somma, Thomas P.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAthens : Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press,
Descriptionix, 164 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
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SeriesPerspectives on the art and architectural history of the United States Capitol
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.
General noteEssays originated in a conference held by the U.S. Capitol Historical Society in 2002.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2007011350
ISBN9780821417591 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0821417592 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780821417607 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0821417606 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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