John Russell Pope : architect of empire / Steven McLeod Bedford ; introduction by William L. MacDonald ; with new photography by Jonathan Wallen.

Main entry:

Bedford, Steven.

Title & Author:

John Russell Pope : architect of empire / Steven McLeod Bedford ; introduction by William L. MacDonald ; with new photography by Jonathan Wallen.

Publication:

New York : Rizzoli, 1998.

Description:

239 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-233) and index.
Foreword / William L. MacDonald -- 1. Education and Early Practice -- 2. Commercial Buildings -- 3. Residential Architecture -- 4. Monumental Architecture 1905-12 -- 5. Public Buildings -- 6. Campus Planning and Collegiate Buildings -- 7. Museum Buildings -- 8. Monumental Architecture 1913-37.

Summary:

John Russell Pope is considered one of America's finest and most important classical architects, and this illustrated book, long overdue, is the first comprehensive survey of his work. This definitive study, comprising mainly projects dating from 1910 to 1937, includes the Jefferson Memorial, the National Gallery of Art, Constitution Hall, the National Archives, and the Temple of the Scottish Rite in Washington, D.C.

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Publisher description

ISBN:

0847820866
9780847820863

Subject:

Pope, John Russell, 1874-1937.
Pope, John Russell, (1874-1937)
Architects United States Biography.
Classicism in architecture United States.
Architectes États-Unis Biographies.
Classicisme en architecture États-Unis.
Architects.
Classicism in architecture.
Gebouwen.
Monumenten.
Classicisme.
Architecture moderne 1900-1945 États-Unis.
United States.
Architects Biography United States
Pope, John Russell

Form/genre:

Biography
Biographies.

Added entries:

Pope

Holdings:

Location: Library main 176628
Call No.: NA44.P825.9 B4 1998
Status: Available

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