William Strickland and the Creation of an American Architecture / Robert Russell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Russell, Robert Douglass, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture.

Architects.

Architecture--United States.

Architects--United States--Biography.

United States.

Strickland, William, 1787-1854.

Strickland, William.

Genre:

Biographies.

collective biographies.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (340 pages): illustrations ;

Place of Publication:

Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2017]

Summary:

"William Strickland (1788-1854) was, in his day, among the most notable architects in the United States. An erstwhile student of Benjamin Henry Latrobe and a contemporary of Robert Mills, Strickland first entered the world of architecture at a young age in Philadelphia. But given that many of Strickland's buildings have not survived, and considering the sparse and dispersed collection of primary sources Strickland left upon his death, little contemporary scholarship has appeared concerning Strickland's significant contributions to the built environment of the early nineteenth century. In William Strickland and the Creation of an American Architecture, Robert Russell does much to rectify this underrepresentation of Strickland's notable architectural contributions in contemporary scholarship. In this first monograph detailing Strickland's life and works since 1950 Russell examines the architectural production of Strickland during the first half of the nineteenth century. Russell begins with the well-known Second Bank of the United States (Philadelphia) - the project that launched Strickland onto the national stage - eventually bringing his analysis to the south with an examination of the Tennessee State Capitol Building (Nashville). These two monuments bookended the American Greek Revival of the nineteenth century. Russell's careful descriptions and insightful analyses of William Strickland's work highlight the architect's artistic skills and contributions to American material culture over the course of fifty years. Ornamenting his examination with more than one hundred illustrations, Russell takes readers on a comprehensive journey through Strickland's architecture. Part biography, part architectural history, William Strickland and the Creation of an American Architecture is an invaluable resource for scholars and artists alike, illustrating Strickland's critical role in American architectural history and celebrating the icon behind buildings in Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and beyond that are still admired and appreciated today"--Provided by publisher

Contents:

Introduction. William Strickland: a portrait of the artist

Becoming an architect: Strickland's early work in Philadelphia

The Second Bank of the United States

Philadelphia years beyond the Second Bank

Strickland on the national scene

A sumptuous temple of commerce: the Philadelphia Merchants' Exchange

National ups and downs

Retreat to Europe and disappointments at home

Triumph on the Cumberland: the Tennessee years

Monuments and memorials

Domestic work

Strickland the engineer.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781621903468

162190346X

OCLC:

965781395