Greek Revival America - Hardcover

Roger G. Kennedy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1556700946 ISBN 13: 9781556700941

Publisher: Stewart Tabori & Chang, 1989

Synopsis

Traces the history of the Greek Revival movement, shows examples of churches, homes, banks, and public buildings, and discusses the movements influence on American history

About this title

About the Author:

Roger G. Kennedy is the former director of the National Park Service and director emeritus of the National Museum of American History. He has written numerous books and articles on the history and architecture of the United States. When Art Worked: The New Deal, Art, and Democracy was published by Rizzoli in Fall 2009.

From Library Journal:

This opulent book is a highly personal and somewhat unconventional view of the Greek Revival in America during the first half of the 19th century. Written with obvious feeling by noted social historian Kennedy, it advances the argument that the Greek Revival arose not from the desire to emulate ancient Greece but from the psychological and sexual anxieties of individuals. Kennedy covers considerable ground in this provocative study, from Jefferson's role in shaping the early republic to the stylistic contributions of A.J. Davis and Benjamin Latrobe. One appendix provides a useful list of important Greek Revival buildings in America. Worth acquiring for the illustrations alone--there are over 190 spectacular color photographs--this book should interest social and architectural historians alike.
- H. Ward Jandl, National Park Service, Washington, D.C.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Stewart Tabori & Chang
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 1556700946
• ISBN 13: 9781556700941
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 455