Drawing Toward Building: Philadelphia Architectural Graphics, 1732-1986
Hardcover
1986 · Philadelphia, PA
by O'Gorman, James F., et al.
Philadelphia, PA: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1986. Hardcover. New Copy. Yellow wraps. 295 pp. Numerous color and bw plates. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the PAFA from Oct. 9, 1986 to Jan. 4, 1987. Contents as follows: The Philadelphia architectural drawing in its historical context: an overview /James F. O'Gorman -- Early American architectural drawings and Philadelphia, 1730-1860 / Jeffrey A. Cohen -- Pecksniffs ad perspectives: the changing role of the drawing in the architectural profession after the Civil War / George E. Thomas -- Philadelphia phoenix: postwar civic renaissance and the Philadelphia school / G. Holmes Perkins -- The competition: "architectural drawings: an invitation to exhibit. (Inventory #: 167557)