The United States Capitol
Subtitle: designing and decorating a national icon
By: edited by Donald R. Kennon.
Contributors: Kennon, Donald R., 1948-; United States Capitol Historical Society.
Series: Perspectives on the art and architectural history of the United States Capitol
Publisher: Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Athens
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
Subjects: United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) -- Congresses; Architecture -- Washington (D.C.) -- 18th century -- Congresses; Architecture -- Washington (D.C.) -- 19th century -- Congresses; Decoration and ornament, Architectural -- Washington (D.C.) -- Congresses; Washington (D.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses.
Description: "The United States Capitol: Designing and Decorating a National Icon combines the papers from the United States Capitol Historical Society's first two conferences dedicated to the visual history and appreciation of this most significant of public buildings in the United States."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Papers from the U.S. Capitol Historical Society's first two conferences dedicated to the history and appreciation of the U.S. Capitol.