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

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/creator	Field, Cynthia R.
Other author/creator	Gournay, Isabelle.
Other author/creator	Somma, Thomas P.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Athens : Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press,
Description	ix, 164 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	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.

Series	Perspectives 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 note	Essays originated in a conference held by the U.S. Capitol Historical Society in 2002.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2007011350
ISBN	9780821417591 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0821417592 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780821417607 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0821417606 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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