The virgin & the dynamo public murals in American architecture, 1893-1917 /
| Main Author: | Van Hook, Bailey, 1953- |
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| Other Authors: | Center for American Places. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Athens :
Ohio University Press,
[2003]
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| Physical Description: |
xxii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm. |
| Subjects: |
| Item Description: |
"Published in association with the Center for American Places, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Harrisonburg, Virginia"--P. [ii]. Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-225) and index. A SHORT HISTORY OF THE MOVEMENT -- 1876-1893: Beginnings -- 1893-1903: Early Progress -- 1903-1917: Golden Age -- ASPECTS OF THE MOVEMENT -- Decoration: Painting Subordinated to Architecture -- Democracy, Education, and Commerce: That He Who Runs May Read -- From Allegory to History -- Modernity and Gender: The Virgin and the Dynamo -- Ideology: Inventing Modern America -- Eclipse. |
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| Physical Description: |
xxii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-225) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0821415018 |