American Louvre: A History of the Renwick Gallery Building

Charles J Robertson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

107 Seiten

2015
D Giles Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-907804-81-6 (ISBN)

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An engagingly written volume which tells the colourful story of the Renwick Gallery's initial glory, decline, and rebirth over a period of 160 years Fully illustrated with maps, original architectural designs, historical and contemporary photographs, and comparative and contextual images The Renwick Gallery is the oldest extant building in the United States constructed exclusively as a public art museum. Charles J. Robertson reveals how a new pavilion of the Louvre inspired William Wilson Corcoran and James Renwick to create a highly ornamented building in the centre of federal Washington that would encourage "American genius" and demonstrate that American art could rival that of Europe. The Renwick Gallery building has survived wartime expropriation, abuse and neglect, and threatened demolition over its 160-year history. It has been subject to many changes and challenges but has come full circle to serve its original purpose, "Dedicated to Art". Contents: Foreword; Mr. Corcoran; Renwick and Corcoran Design of the New Gallery; The War Begins; General Meigs; Reclaiming the Gallery; Opening the Gallery; The Later Years The Court of Claims; Saving the Building; Restoring the Building; The Current Era; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Illustration Sources and Credits; Index AUTHOR: Charles Robertson is the deputy director emeritus of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and a specialist in American decorative arts. 45 colour, 45 b&w illustrations

Charles J. Robertson is the deputy director emeritus of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. He earned an MA in art and architectural history from Harvard University, and later served as associate director of the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh before joining American Art. He has been an officer or board member of numerous organizations, including the American Alliance of Museums, the American Architectural Foundation, the Victorian Society in America, and the DC Historic Preservation Review Board. Robertson is the author of Temple of Invention (2006), a history of the Old Patent Office building, home to the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	6.12.2015
Sprache	englisch
Maße	229 x 222 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Technik ► Architektur
	Technik ► Bauwesen
ISBN-10	1-907804-81-1 / 1907804811
ISBN-13	978-1-907804-81-6 / 9781907804816
Zustand	Neuware