Paris on the Potomac
Subtitle: the French influence on the architecture and art of Washington, D.C.
By: compiled and edited by Cynthia R. Field, Isabelle Gournay and Thomas P. Somma.
Contributors: Field, Cynthia R.; Gournay, Isabelle.; Somma, Thomas P.
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: 2008
Place of publication: Athens
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780821417591; 9780821417607
Subjects: Architecture -- Washington (D.C.) -- French influences -- Congresses; City planning -- Washington (D.C.) -- French influences -- Congresses; Public art -- Washington (D.C.) -- Congresses; Paris (France) -- Civilization -- Congresses; Washington (D.C.) -- Civilization -- Congresses; Washington (D.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses.
Notes: Essays originated in a conference held by the U.S. Capitol Historical Society in 2002.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The French connection in Washington, D.C. : context and issues / Isabelle Gournay; title: Remembering Paris : the Jefferson-Latrobe collaboration at the Capitol /  William C. Allen; title: "The son by the side of the father" : David d'Angers's busts of Washington and Lafayette in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol / Thomas P. Somma; title: Private homes, public lives : francophilia among government officers and the Washington elite / Liana Paredes; title: Interpreting the influence of Paris on the planning of Washington, D.C., 1870-1930 / Cynthia R. Field; title: Appendix : the French connection in Washington, D.C; title: Isabelle Gournay.