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A quest for grandeur : Charles Moore and the Federal Triangle / Sally Kress Tompkins ; photographs by Jack E. Boucher.

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One of America's most ambitious public buildings programs is Washington's Federal Triangle, a monumental grouping of federal office buildings between the White House and Capitol Hill, fulfilling the Beaux-Arts architectural vision for beautifying cities. This book, in over seventy duotone...

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Main Author: Tompkins, Sally Kress
Other Authors: Boucher, Jack E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, ℗♭1993.
Subjects:
Moore, Charles, > 1855-1942 > Influence.
United States. > Commission of Fine Arts.
Federal Triangle (Washington, D.C.)
Public architecture > Washington (D.C.)
Washington (D.C.) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Moore, Charles, > 1855-1942.
Buildings.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Public architecture.
Washington (D.C.)
Washington (D.C.) > Federal Triangle.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Frederick Gutheim
  • Note to the Reader / Robert J. Kapsch
  • I. The 1901 Plan
  • II. The Early Years of the Commission of Fine Arts
  • III. Preparing for the Public Buildings Program: 1916-23
  • IV. A Mandate for Grandeur: 1923-29
  • V. Building the Triangle: 1930-37
  • VI. The Tide Changes
  • Epilogue / Charles H. Atherton and Sue A. Kohler
  • Photographs of the Federal Triangle / Jack E. Boucher.

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