Davis, Lynn, 1944-

American monument / Lynn Davis ; introduction by Witold Rybczynski.

New York : Monacelli Press, 2004.

1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations ; 27 cm

"Over the course of a long career, photographer Lynn Davis has devoted herself to subjects as varied as the icebergs of Disko Bay, Greenland; the colossal statues of China; and the abandoned artifacts of the space age. Her exquisite, subtly toned images capture large scale and small, form and detail, composition and component. American Monument unites - for the first time - more than ninety photographs taken in the United States, a body of work that speaks of America as a country of grandeur, civilization, and science and as a land of endless expanses and the open road." "Included are iconic national symbols - notably the memorials to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln on the Mall in Washington, D.C. - and famed works of architecture by a veritable catalog of prominent designers: H.H. Richardson, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, Louis I. Kahn, Philip Johnson, Richard Meier, and Frank Gehry. Also among the images are examples of technology and engineering, from the Hoover Dam and the Very Large Array to sleek grain elevators and wind turbines to deserted farm buildings across the West. Roadside relics also figure: motel signs along Route 66, a lone mast emerging from the Salton Sea, a prefabricated house ready for assembly."--Jacket.

1580931499
9781580931496

Davis, Lynn, 1944-
Davis, Lynn (Photographin)
Architectural photography United States.
Monuments United States Pictorial works.
Photographie d'architecture États-Unis.
Monuments États-Unis Ouvrages illustrés.
Architectural photography
Monuments
Architektur
Fotografie
United States
USA

illustrated books.
Illustrated works
Ouvrages illustrés.

Location: Library main 237333
Call No.: TR140.D262 D25 2004
Status: Available