Library Of Congress: Its Construction Architecture And DecorationJohn Y Cole, Henry Hope Reed A handsomely illustrated tribute to the Library of Congress building, published to coincide with its one hundredth anniversary. Arguably the most beautifully decorated building in the United States, the Library of Congress building (recently renamed the Jefferson Building) is celebrating its one hundredth anniversary this year after an eighty million dollar restoration that returned it to its original state. Designed by John L. Smithmeyer and completed in 1897 at a cost of under seven million dollars, the building is enhanced by the art of over forty sculptors and painters whose ranks include such notables as Herbert Adams, Kenyon Cox, Edward Clark Potter, Louis Saint-Gaudens, and John Quincy Adams Ward. The planning and construction are detailed in John Y. Cole's essay, followed by discussions by Henry Hope Reed, Richard Murray, and Thomas P. Somma of the decorations, paintings, and sculptures. The volume concludes with a study of the restoration by Barbara Wolanin, a chronology, a glossary of architectural and decorative terms, and a biographical dictionary of all the artists, architects, and designers who worked on the building. Throughout, noted photographer Anne Day's color images enhance this splendid book. |
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... Thomas Jefferson Building EDITED BY JOHN Y. COLE AND HENRY HOPE REED WITH ESSAYS BY JOHN Y. COLE , HENRY HOPE REED , PIERCE RICE , HERBERT SMALL , RICHARD MURRAY , THOMAS P. SOMMA , AND BARBARA WOLANIN PREFACE BY ARTHUR ROSS FOREWORD BY ...
... Thomas Jefferson Building EDITED BY JOHN Y. COLE AND HENRY HOPE REED WITH ESSAYS BY JOHN Y. COLE , HENRY HOPE REED , PIERCE RICE , HERBERT SMALL , RICHARD MURRAY , THOMAS P. SOMMA , AND BARBARA WOLANIN PREFACE BY ARTHUR ROSS FOREWORD BY ...
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... Thomas Jefferson Building . The sun and of weather have long since scoured away the origi- gi of bc nal finish , revealing the copper roof beneath . C te US ACASACA CONTENTS 8 1. Copyright © 1997 by the Library of Congress All Rights ...
... Thomas Jefferson Building . The sun and of weather have long since scoured away the origi- gi of bc nal finish , revealing the copper roof beneath . C te US ACASACA CONTENTS 8 1. Copyright © 1997 by the Library of Congress All Rights ...
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... THOMAS JEFFERSON BUILDING Brendan Gill 31 STRUGGLE FOR A STRUCTURE Ainsworth Rand Spofford and a New Building for the Library of Congress John Y. Cole Spofford and the Idea of a National Library 34 Expansion within the Capitol Building ...
... THOMAS JEFFERSON BUILDING Brendan Gill 31 STRUGGLE FOR A STRUCTURE Ainsworth Rand Spofford and a New Building for the Library of Congress John Y. Cole Spofford and the Idea of a National Library 34 Expansion within the Capitol Building ...
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... Thomas Jefferson Building 276 Floor plan of the Thomas Jefferson Building 278 Architectural Features of the Thomas Jefferson Building 279 Illustrated Glossary of Architectural and Decorative Terms 288 Henry Hope Reed Biographical ...
... Thomas Jefferson Building 276 Floor plan of the Thomas Jefferson Building 278 Architectural Features of the Thomas Jefferson Building 279 Illustrated Glossary of Architectural and Decorative Terms 288 Henry Hope Reed Biographical ...
Contents
PREFACE 79 HANDBOOK OF THE | 8 |
The Exterior of the Building | 82 |
EDITORS The North CorridorGreat Hall | 98 |
THE ARCHITECTS The Lobbies of the Main Reading Room | 104 |
The Members of Congress Room | 113 |
The Main Reading Room | 120 |
STRUGGLE | 138 |
Spofford and the Idea of a National Library 34 The East Corridor | 148 |
A National Monument The Galleries and Pavilions | 155 |
SOUVENIRS OF THE The Pavilion of the Elements | 162 |
THE THOMAS JEFFERSON | 168 |
THE DECORATORS | 173 |
PAINTED WORDS | 193 |
THE SCULPTURAL | 227 |
RESTORATION | 253 |
Common terms and phrases
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