Author: Goode, James M.

Brand: Johns Hopkins University Press

Edition: Illustrated

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• Used Book in Good Condition

Binding: Hardcover

Format: Illustrated

Number Of Pages: 848

Release Date: 23-02-2009

Details: Product Description This sweeping study takes readers on a fascinating tour of Washington, D.C.’s monuments, statues, headstones, and memorials. James M. Goode canvasses more than 500 sculptural pieces, often overlooked by residents and visitors, and presents critical discussions and detailed histories of each work. The result is a graphic history of the cultural, political, and military contributions of America’s greatest leaders. Washington Sculpture revises and updates Goode’s classic 1974 book The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., expanding its survey to include pieces found in nearby Maryland and Virginia, unusual cemetery sculpture, and monuments recently erected on the National Mall―the National WWII Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial. Chapters explore the city's fourteen neighborhoods as well as the Maryland and Virginia suburbs. Both 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. Review "Quirky details... are what make the new edition... so captivating." (John Kelly Washington Post) "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) "The historic and cultural significance of each sculpture is written with heart, but it's the stories of the subjects portrayed in bronze that are the most intriguing reads." (Andrea Cohen Roll Call) "A significant reference work." ( Choice) "A heroic effort and it is hard to stop leafing through it." ( RALPH: Review of Arts, Literature, Philosophy, and the Humanities) About the Author James M. Goode, a historian of the art and architecture of Washington, D.C., is also the author of Capital Losses: A Cultural History of Washington's Destroyed Buildings and Best Addresses: A Century of Washington's Distinguished Apartment Houses.

Package Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.4 x 2.1 inches

Languages: english