The Italian Legacy in Washington, D.C.: Architecture, Design, Art and Culture

Luca Molinari and Andrea Canepari, Editors

ISBN 10: 8861303048 / ISBN 13: 9788861303041

Published by Skira, Milan, Italy, 2007

About this Item

A FIINE, bright, clean, tight copy sans flaws. Text in English, translated from the Italian original. "The pages of this book provide a competent and captivating description of the influence Rome and Italy thus exerted on Washington, D.C. ranging from the shape of its buildings to the actual works which sculptors and painters coming from Italy contributed over the centuries. The story of the Italian imprints, in fact, extends well into our days: from the statues donated to the Lincoln Memorial in the 1950s to the architectural design of the Watergate complex in the 1960s. The new building of the Italian Chancery in Washington is its latest and most appropriate example." PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED in full color photography (many full or double-page) with accompanying descriptive captions. 213 pages. NOTE: Due to the large size and weight of the book additional shipping cost will be requested/required for OUT-OF-U.S. shipment in accordance with country of destination. GG3.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Italian Legacy in Washington, D.C.: Architecture, Design, Art and Culture
• Publisher: Skira, Milan, Italy
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8861303048
• ISBN 13: 9788861303041
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First American Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

About this title

Synopsis

From the Neoclassicism of Thomas Jefferson design of Monticello and sketches of the White House, to “all’italiana” gardens and parks, to the strong Roman classicism of the Jefferson Memorial, to Costantino Brumidi’s frescoes in Congress and the National Library, to the striking composition of Luigi Moretti’s Watergate Complex – America’s capital is infused with the influences of a culture that laid the foundations of Western society. This book is an homage to this strong and still alive relationship and essential reading for all those interested in architecture and the visual arts.

About the Author

Luca Molinari is a practicing architect and Professor of Architecture at the University of Naples. He is the author of Massimiliano Fuksas: Works and Projects 1970–2005, published by Skira in 2005. Max Mackenzie, a Washington, D.C.-based photographer who specializes in architectural subjects.