In the spirit of our age : Eric Mendelsohn's B'Nai Amoona synagogue / Kathleen James Chakraborty.

Main entry:

James-Chakraborty, Kathleen, 1960-

Title & Author:

In the spirit of our age : Eric Mendelsohn's B'Nai Amoona synagogue / Kathleen James Chakraborty.

Publication:

Description:

83 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 22 x 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 70-75).
In the Spirit of Our Age -- B'nai Amoona: Portrait of a Client -- Eric Mendelsohn Meets St. Louis -- Symphony in Steel: Design and Constructions -- House of God; House of the People; House of the Torah -- A Place in History -- Portfolio / Gen Obata.

Summary:

"The Center of Contemporary Arts (COCA) is a leading cultural force in St. Louis that brings the arts to the community. The building that houses COCA, originally a synagogue, is a rare work by internationally renowned architect Eric Mendelsohn celebrated in Kathleen James-Chakraborty's In the Spirit of Our Age: Eric Mendelsohn's B'nai Amoona Synagogue." "The book highlights the B'nai Amoona Synagogue, a local landmark and Mendelsohn's first U.S. commission."--Jacket.

ISBN:

1883982324
9781883982324

Subject:

Mendelsohn, Erich, 1887-1953 Criticism and interpretation.
Mendelsohn, Erich, 1887-1953.
Mendelsohn, Erich Architekt.
Congregation B'nai Amoona (Saint Louis, Mo.)
B'nai Amoona Synagogue (Saint Louis, Mo.)
Architecture Missouri Saint Louis History 20th century.
Architecture Missouri Saint Louis Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture
Buildings
Synagoge
Synagogue architecture United States.
Architecture, Modern 20th century Missouri Saint Louis.
Jewish architects Germany 20th century.
Architects Germany 20th century.
Architects United States 20th century.
Saint Louis (Mo.) Buildings, structures, etc.
Missouri Saint Louis

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogs.
Quotations (texts)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 219358
Call No.: NA44.M537.25 B4 2000
Status: Available

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