THE APOTHEOSIS OF DEMOCRACY, 1908-1916; The pediment for the House wing of the United States Capitol
1995 · Newark DE
by SOMMA, Thomas P.
Newark DE: University of Delaware, 1995. 4to, pp. 142. Appendix, notes, bibliography, index. Copiously illustrated in black and white.A nice copy in lightly scuffed dj. The statuary for the pediment was designed and executed by Paul Wayland Bartlett. This is a description of the whole process, from the awarding of the contract to Bartlett to the work of design and installation, with an analysis off the style, iconography, and the historical and political context of the project. (Inventory #: 41735)