Main entry:

Wolanin, Barbara A. (Barbara Ann)

Title & Author:

Constantino Brumidi : artist of the Capitol / prepared under the direction of the Architect of the Capitol by Barbara A. Wolanin.

Publication:

Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 1998.

Description:

xiii, 254 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Series:

Senate document / 103d Congress, 2d session ; 103-27

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-247) and index.
"C. Brumidi artist citizen of the U.S." -- The Italian years / Pellegrino Nazzaro -- Brumidi's painting techniques -- The capitol extensions and new dome / William C. Allen -- Getting established in the new world -- Decorating the capitol in the Pompeian style -- Art and politics -- "Gems of the Capitol" -- Painting The apotheosis of Washington -- Symbolism in the Rotunda / Francis V. O'Connor -- Brumidi's last works -- Foldout: The Frieze of the Rotunda -- The death of "the genius of the Capitol" -- A conservator's perspective / Bernard Rabin -- Conserving the Rotunda frescoes / Bernard Rabin and Constance S. Silver -- The process of change in the Brumidi corridors / Christiana Cunningham-Adams and George W. Adams.
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Summary:

"Constantino Brumidi: Artist of the Capitol, was authorized by the 103rd Congress (S. Con. Res. 40) as part of the celebration of the bicentennial of the construction of the Capitol.The book, prepared under the direction of Architect George M. White and completed under Architect Alan M. Hantman, took a number of years to research, write, illustrate, edit, and design. The book is richly illustrated, primarily with photographs taken by the Architect of the Capitol Photography Branch".

Subject:

Brumidi, Constantino, 1805-1880 Criticism and interpretation.
Brumidi, Constantino, 1805-1880
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Mural painting and decoration, American Washington (D.C.) 19th century.
Mural painting and decoration Conservation and restoration Washington (D.C.)
Painters United States Biography.
Muralists Washington (D.C.) Biography.
Peinture et décoration murales Conservation et restauration Washington (D.C.)
Peintres États-Unis Biographies.
Muralistes Washington (D.C.) Biographies.
Muralists
Mural painting and decoration, American.
Mural painting and decoration Conservation and restoration.
Painters.
United States.
Washington (D.C.)

Form/genre:

Biography
Biographies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Added entries:

Brumidi, Constantino, 1805-1880.
Senate document (United States. Congress. Senate) ; 103-27.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 226094
Call No.: ND37.B893 W6 1998
Status: Available