John Russell Pope, architect of empire / Steven McLeod Bedford ; introduction by William L. MacDonald ; new photography by Jonathan Wallen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bedford, Steven.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pope, John Russell, 1874-1937.

Pope, John Russell.

Architects--United States--Biography.

Architects.

Classicism in architecture.

United States.

Classicism in architecture--United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

239 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Rizzoli, 1998.

Summary:

John Russell Pope is considered one of America's finest and most important classical architects, and this lavishly illustrated book, long overdue, is the first comprehensive biographical survey of his work. Among the projects featured in this definitive study, most of which date from 1879 to 1915, are the Jefferson Memorial, the National Gallery of Art, Constitution Hall, the National Archives Building, and the Temple of Scottish Rite in Washington, D.C.; parts of the American Museum of Natural History and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; the Duveen Sculpture Gallery (for the Elgin marbles from the Parthenon) at the British Museum and the Sculpture Hall at the Tate Gallery, both in London; mansions and estates for the Vanderbilts and Marshall Field; and campus plans for Yale, Dartmouth, and Johns Hopkins universities.

Steven Bedford follows the architect's career from his early education through his development as one of the most important figures in classicism, examining every aspect of Pope's architectural output, from his residential and commercial projects to his museums and monuments. Stunning, never-before-published photography captures the enduring beauty and significance of this American master's oeuvre.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-233) and index.

ISBN:

0847820866

OCLC:

38055958