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. / [electronic resource] :
compiled and edited by Cynthia R. Field, Isabelle Gournay and Thomas P. Somma.
- Athens : Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, c2007.
- ix, 164 p. : ill., maps.
- Perspectives on the art and architectural history of the United States Capitol .
Essays originated in a conference held by the U.S. Capitol Historical Society in 2002.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
9780821442395 (electronic bk.)
Architecture--French influences--Washington (D.C.)--Congresses.
City planning--French influences--Washington (D.C.)--Congresses.
Public art--Washington (D.C.)--Congresses.
Paris (France)--Civilization--Congresses.
Washington (D.C.)--Civilization--Congresses.
Washington (D.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Congresses.
Electronic books.
NA735.W3 / P37 2007
720.944/09753
Essays originated in a conference held by the U.S. Capitol Historical Society in 2002.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
9780821442395 (electronic bk.)
Architecture--French influences--Washington (D.C.)--Congresses.
City planning--French influences--Washington (D.C.)--Congresses.
Public art--Washington (D.C.)--Congresses.
Paris (France)--Civilization--Congresses.
Washington (D.C.)--Civilization--Congresses.
Washington (D.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Congresses.
Electronic books.
NA735.W3 / P37 2007
720.944/09753