Review:
--James F. O'Gorman, Grace Slack McNeil Professor of the History of American Art, Wellesley College " One of the most substantive new interpretations of Richardson's work to appear in years." -- American Studies International " The suburban libraries of H. H. Richardson, like the country banks of Louis Sullivan, are small gems in the crown of American architecture. They represent the mid-nineteenth-century flowering of popular literacy and middle-class philanthropy. In this richly-textured monograph Kenneth Breisch details the evolution of this building type in Richardson's work and those of his contemporaries. This is a sophisticated addition to the history of architecture." --James F. O'Gorman, Grace Slack McNeil Professor of the History of American Art, Wellesley College & quot; One of the most substantive new interpretations of Richardson's work to appear in years.& quot; -- American Studies International & quot; The suburban libraries of H. H. Richardson, like the country banks of Louis Sullivan, are small gems in the crown of American architecture. They represent the mid-nineteenth-century flowering of popular literacy and middle-class philanthropy. In this richly-textured monograph Kenneth Breisch details the evolution of this building type in Richardson's work and those of his contemporaries. This is a sophisticated addition to the history of architecture.& quot; --James F. O'Gorman, Grace Slack McNeil Professor of the History of American Art, Wellesley College "One of the most substantive new interpretations of Richardson's work to appear in years."-- "American Studies International" "The suburban libraries of H. H. Richardson, like the country banks of Louis Sullivan, are small gems in the crown of American architecture. They represent the mid-nineteenth-century flowering of popular literacy and middle-class philanthropy. In this richly-textured monograph Kenneth Breisch details the evolution of this building type in Richardson's work and those of his contemporaries. This is a sophisticated addition to the history of architecture."--James F. O'Gorman, Grace Slack McNeil Professor of the History of American Art, Wellesley College
From the Back Cover:
A Study in Typology.'This study skillfully integrates analysis of programmatic agenda, cultural currents, and concerns of artistic expression to provide fresh, insightful perspectives on an important but little studied building type, as well as on one of the nation's most distinguished architects.' - Richard Longstreth, Professor of American Civilization, George Washington University
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