Dr. Kimball and Mr. Jefferson
Rediscovering the Founding Fathers of American Architecture
Howard, Hugh
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BOOK SUMMARY
When Thomas Jefferson was born, there were few high-style buildings in America, but in a lifetime full of political accomplishments, he also became the father of Americas new architecture, enabling the Neoclassical to become the de facto national style fo
BOOK SYNOPSIS
When Thomas Jefferson was born, there were few high-style buildings in America, but in a lifetime full of political accomplishments, he also became the father of America's new architecture, enabling the Neoclassical to become the de facto national style for public and private buildings. However, in a strange lapse of historical memory, Jefferson's accomplishments were almost entirely forgotten by the time Kimball arrived on the scene almost a century later.
Dr. Kimball and Mr. Jefferson is a moment-by-moment narrative of the men who created the profession of architecture in America, and Fiske Kimball is the spokesman: As the pioneering writer, scholar, and museum director who first assembled their stories, he takes us along in the surprising paper chase that eventually revealed Jefferson's architectural genius. Along the way, we also learn his story of dramatic discoveries and his founding of the twin disciplines of historic preservation and architectural history.
BOOK REVIEWS
Praise for Hugh Howard's Dr. Kimball and Mr. Jefferson: "Howard argues convincingly that Kimball and Jefferson were the Boswell and Johnson of American architecture. Their conversation managed to leap over two centuries of separation and establish, for the first time, the origins of an indigenous American architectural style. And speaking of style, this book truly has it."-- Joseph J. Ellis, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author of Founding Brothers, American Sphinx and His Excellency
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 1582344558
ISBN(13-digit): 9781582344553
Dewey Decimal: 720.973
Library of Congress: 2006000155
Book Publisher: St Martins Pr
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 305
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