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Views of America : the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the U.S. Department of State / The Honorable Marco Rubio with Virginia Hart, Bri Brophy, Laaren Brown, and Mark Alan Hewitt ; principal photography by Durston Saylor, Bruce M. White.
Fine Arts Library NK460.W3 D575 2026
By Request
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Diplomatic Reception Rooms (Washington, D.C.).
- Harry S. Truman Federal Building (Washington, D.C.).
- United States. Department of State--Buildings.
- United States.
- United States. Department of State--History.
- Public buildings--Washington (D.C.).
- Public buildings.
- Diplomatic and consular service, American--Buildings, structures, etc.
- Diplomatic and consular service, American.
- Art, American--Washington (D.C.).
- Art, American.
- Art--Washington (D.C.).
- Art.
- Antiques--Washington (D.C.).
- Antiques.
- Furniture--United States.
- Furniture.
- Furniture--Washington (D.C.).
- Decoration and ornament--Washington (D.C.).
- Decoration and ornament.
- Architecture, American--Washington (D.C.).
- Architecture, American.
- Architecture--United States.
- Architecture.
- Diplomatic and consular service, American--Buildings.
- Decorative arts.
- Washington (D.C.).
- Genre:
- catalogs (documents)
- Catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 239 pages : black and white illustrations, color illustrations, color photographs ; 32 x 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Rizzoli Electa, 2026.
- Summary:
- "A book to honor the 250th anniversary of America, uncovering the history of the United States through works of art dating from America’s revolutionary period, from the collection of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the US Department of State. Published as a follow-up to Rizzoli’s America’s Collection, with a new array of objects and original scholarship, this book celebrates the unparalleled collection of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms, one of America’s most astonishing yet little-known treasures, located in the US Department of State’s Harry S. Truman Building in Washington, DC, now in a more accessible price and format. The collection is home to more than 5,000 fine and decorative art objects, mostly from 1740 to 1840, which tell stories from the nation’s founding era and formative decades. This survey of 100 key works brims with historical provenances: porcelain from the personal collection of George Washington, silverwork by Paul Revere, side chairs that descended through the family of Francis Scott Key, and the tambour writing table upon which the Treaty of Paris was signed and is still used for signing of diplomatic papers today. The book showcases the important paintings by John Singleton Copley, Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Moran, Childe Hassam, and others, as well as examples of fine furniture and porcelain. The collection reflects the craftsmanship and spirit of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century America and forms a vital link between the past and today’s endeavors to represent the American character through the art of diplomacy."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Foreword / The Honorable Marco Rubio
- Acknowledgments / Virginia Hart
- Views of America: the art & architecture of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms / Bri Brophy
- Thomas Jefferson's classical vision: Washington and beyond / Mark Alan Hewitt
- Charting the Americas: views & visions of the New World / Virginia Hart
- The work of many hands: artisans & craftsmen in Colonial America / Virginia Hart
- Becoming a nation: patriots & statesmen / Virginia Hart
- A classical vision for America: Federalism & the new nation / Virginia Hart
- Highlights of the collection / Laaren Brown.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-231) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780847876532
- 0847876535
- OCLC:
- 1529578052
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000371099
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