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This study recounts the many ill-fated attempts to win the elusive commission for the House pediment of the U.S. Capitol Building, then follows with a detailed chronology of the actual commission, beginning with the awarding of the project in 1908 to the expatriate American sculptor Paul Wayland Bartlett and concluding with the pediment's unveiling in 1916. Illustrated.Product Identifiers
PublisherAssociated University Presses
ISBN-139780874135282
eBay Product ID (ePID)88564688
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Apotheosis of Democracy 1908-1916: The Predicament for the House Wing of the United States Capitol
AuthorThomas P. Somma
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicInfographics
Publication Year1995
Dimensions
Item Height230mm
Item Weight960g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorThomas P. Somma
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
EditorGray Scharnhorst, Tom Quirk