American Pantheon Sculptural and Artistic Decoration of the United States Capitol |
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| Editor:
| Kennon, Donald R.
Somma, Thomas P. |
| Series title: | Perspective on Art and Architect Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8214-1443-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2004 |
| Publisher: | Ohio University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.95 |
Book Description:
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Like the ancient Roman Pantheon, the U.S. Capitol was designed by its political and aesthetic arbiters to memorialize the virtues, events, and persons most representative of the nation's ideals--an attempt to raise a particular version of the nation's founding to the level of myth.American
Like the ancient Roman Pantheon, the U.S. Capitol was designed by its political and aesthetic arbiters to memorialize the virtues, events, and persons most representative of the nation's ideals--an attempt to raise a particular version of the nation's founding to the level of myth.American