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United States Senate catalogue of graphic art / essays by Diane K. Skvarla, Donald A. Ritchie ; prepared by the Office of Senate Curator under the direction of the U.S. Senate Commission on Art.

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Format:
Book
Government document
Author/Creator:
United States. Congress. Senate, author.
Contributor:
Skvarla, Diane K., 1957-
Ritchie, Donald A., 1945-
United States. Congress. Senate. Office of the Curator
United States. Congress. Senate. Commission on Art
Series:
Senate document (United States. Congress. Senate) ; 109-2.
Senate document ; 109-2
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
United States. Congress. Senate--Art collections--Catalogs.
United States.
United States. Congress. Senate.
Prints, American--19th century--Catalogs.
Prints, American.
Prints, American--20th century--Catalogs.
Politics in art--Catalogs.
Politics in art.
United States--Politics and government--Pictorial works--Catalogs.
Prints--Private collections--Washington (D.C.)--Catalogs.
Prints.
Art museums.
Politics and government.
Prints--Private collections.
Washington (D.C.).
Genre:
Online resources.
Catalogs
Pictorial works
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xvii, 499 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps
Place of Publication:
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 2006.
Summary:
Contains over 900 historical prints and engravings of 19th and early 20th century images portraying the events, people, and settings of the U.S. Senate.
Contents:
Foreword / The Honorable William H. Frist. M.D., The Honorable Harry Reid.
Preface / The Honorable Emily J. Reynolds.
Notes to the reader.
The illustrated Senate: 19th-century engravings of the U.S. Senate / Diane K. Skvarla.
Senate chamber.
Capitol interior.
Capitol exterior & grounds.
Senate art.
Portraits.
Group portraits.
Beyond Capitol Hill.
Political cartoons & caricatures.
The Senate theatre: 19th-century cartoonists and the U.S. Senate / Donald A. Ritchie.
Appendix: Keys to select graphic art images.
Acknowledgments / Diane K. Skvarla.
Notes:
Online resource, PDF version; title from title page (FDsys web site, viewed on March 23, 2017).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 490-491) and index.
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
Other Format:
Print version: United States. Congress. Senate. United States Senate catalogue of graphic art.
OCLC:
680415953
Access Restriction:
Use copy Restrictions unspecified

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