Capital Drawings

Informationen zum Autor C. Ford Peatross is curator of the architecture, design, and engineering collections at the Library of Congress. Klappentext This elegant volume, a guide to the Library of Congress's massive collection of architectural drawings, offers a celebration of the ambitious project of designing the nation's capital. Each of its "capital drawings" reflects some aspect of the lives, history, and values of the building's creators and sponsors. 55 color illustrations. 123 halftones. Zusammenfassung Ford Peatross! Library of Congress; Pamela Scott! American University; William Seale! White House Historical Association; Damie Stillman! Society of Architectural Historians; Gwendolyn Wright! Columbia University.

Autorentext

C. Ford Peatross is curator of the architecture, design, and engineering collections at the Library of Congress.

Klappentext

This elegant volume, a guide to the Library of Congress's massive collection of architectural drawings, offers a celebration of the ambitious project of designing the nation's capital. Each of its "capital drawings" reflects some aspect of the lives, history, and values of the building's creators and sponsors. 55 color illustrations. 123 halftones.

Zusammenfassung
Ford Peatross, Library of Congress; Pamela Scott, American University; William Seale, White House Historical Association; Damie Stillman, Society of Architectural Historians; Gwendolyn Wright, Columbia University.