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To make beautiful the Capitol : rediscovering the art of Constantino Brumidi
Title:
To make beautiful the Capitol : rediscovering the art of Constantino Brumidi
Author:
Burton, Amy Elizabeth, compiler.
Edition:
1st [edition].
Publication Information:
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 2014.
Physical Description:
xiv, 131 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
General Note:
Shipping list no.:2014-0168-P.
Language:
English
Contents:
Foreword / the Honorable Nancy Erickson -- Introduction / Amy Elizabeth Burton -- The engineer and the artist : Montgomery C. Meigs, Constantino Brumidi, and the Capitol frescoes / Donald A. Ritchie -- The unlikely significance of Brumidi's motmot / Amy Elizabeth Burton -- Uncovering the historic roots of Brumidi's decorations : an interview with conservator Christiana Cunningham-Adams -- The "most practicable" route : Brumidi's landscapes and the transcontinental railroad / Amy Elizabeth Burton -- A collection of Brumidi sketches : artistic process and patriotic endeavor / Diane K. Skvarla -- Continuing conservation of Brumidi's murals in the U.S. Capitol / Barbara A. Wolanin -- Appendices. Floor plan of the Brumidi Corridors, Senate Wing, U.S. Capitol ; Map of the Pacific Railroad Survey Routes indicating locations depicted in Constantino Brumidi's landscape medallions.
Format :
Book