Title Paris on the Potomac : the French influence on the architecture and art of Washington, D.C. / compiled and edited by Cynthia R. Field, Isabelle Gournay and Thomas P. Somma

Published Athens : Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 164 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Perspectives on the art and architectural history of the United States Capitol Perspectives on the art and architectural history of the United States Capitol. Contents The French connection in Washington, D.C. : context and issues / Isabelle Gournay -- Remembering Paris : the Jefferson-Latrobe collaboration at the Capitol / William C. Allen -- "The son by the side of the father" : David d'Angers's busts of Washington and Lafayette in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol / Thomas P. Somma -- Private homes, public lives : francophilia among government officers and the Washington elite / Liana Paredes -- Interpreting the influence of Paris on the planning of Washington, D.C., 1870-1930 / Cynthia R. Field -- Appendix : architects and the French connection in Washington, D.C / Isabelle Gournay Summary "With an introductory overview providing the context and issues involved in three distinct periods of French influence, Paris on the Potomac presents case studies on David d'Angers's busts of George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette, and on the influence of French architecture on Thomas Jefferson's vision of the U.S. Capitol. It offers a richly detailed examination of French-inspired interior decoration in the homes of Washington's elite in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and a consideration of the influence of Paris on city planning in Washington, D.C., including the efforts of the McMillan Commission and the later development of the Federal Triangle complex." "Paris on the Potomac, the latest addition to the series Perspectives on the Art and Architectural History of the United States Capitol, originated in a conference held by the U.S. Capitol Historical Society in 2002 at the French Embassy's Maison Francaise."--Jacket Notes Essays originated in a conference held by the U.S. Capitol Historical Society in 2002 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Architecture -- Washington (D.C.) -- French influences -- Congresses City planning -- Washington (D.C.) -- French influences -- Congresses Public art -- Washington (D.C.) -- Congresses ART -- History -- General. Buildings Architecture -- French influences City planning -- French influences Civilization Public art SUBJECT Paris (France) -- Civilization -- Congresses Washington (D.C.) -- Civilization -- Congresses Washington (D.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Congresses Subject France -- Paris Washington (D.C.) Genre/Form proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès. Form Electronic book Author Field, Cynthia R Gournay, Isabelle Somma, Thomas P LC no. 2007011350 ISBN 9780821442395 0821442392

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