Description
Book SynopsisBoth a guide for visitors and a reference for serious historians, Washington Sculpture offers the most comprehensive examination of urban sculpture in the nation's capital.
Trade ReviewQuirky details... are what make the new edition... so captivating. -- John Kelly Washington Post 2009 Handsome new volume... An important addition is an exploration of the city's fourteen neighborhoods as well as the Maryland and Virginia suburbs. -- Steve Goddard History Wire - Where the Past Comes Alive 2009 The historic and cultural significance of each sculpture is written with heart, but it's the stories of the subject portrayed in bronze that are the most intriguing reads. -- Andrea Cohen Roll Call 2009 A significant reference work. Choice 2009 A heroic effort and it is hard to stop leafing through it. RALPH: Review of Arts, Literature, Philosophy, and the Humanities 2010
Table of ContentsPreface
Ackowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1. Capitol Hill
Chapter 2. Connecticut Avenue
Chapter 3. The Ellipse
Chapter 4. The Federal Triangle
Chapter 5. Foggy Bottom
Chapter 6. Judiciary Square and East Downtown
Chapter 7. The Mall
Chapter 8. Massachusetts Avenue
Chapter 9. North Capitol Street
Chapter 10. Pennsylvania Avenue
Chapter 11. Potomac Park
Chapter 12. Sixteenth Street
Chapter 13. Southwest
Chapter 14. Wisconsin Avenue
Chapter 15. Maryland Suburbs
Chapter 16. Virginia Suburbs
Appendix A. Sculpture Removed
Appendix B. Selected Biographies of Sculptors
Appendix C. Techniques in Executing Marble and Bronze Sculpture
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
