Description: To make beautiful the Capitol

Main Author:	Burton, Amy Elizabeth,
Other Authors:	Cunningham-Adams, Christiana,, Skvarla, Diane K., 1957-, Wolanin, Barbara A., Ritchie, Donald A., 1945-, United States. Congress. Senate. Commission on Art,
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 2014.
Physical Description:	xiv, 131 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Edition:	1st [edition].
Series:	S. pub. ; 113-10.
Subjects:	Brumidi, Constantino, -- 1805-1880 -- Criticism and interpretation. United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) Mural painting and decoration, American -- Washington (D.C.) -- 19th century. Mural painting and decoration -- Conservation and restoration -- Washington (D.C.)

Item Description:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-129). Shipping list no.:2014-0168-P. CRDP Program record. The engineer and the artist : Montgomery C. Meigs, Constantino Brumidi, and the Capitol frescoes / Donald A. Ritchie -- The unlikely significance of Brumidi's motmot / Amy Elizabeth Burton -- Uncovering the historic roots of Brumidi's decorations : an interview with conservator Christiana Cunningham-Adams -- The "most practicable" route : Brumidi's landscapes and the transcontinental railroad / Amy Elizabeth Burton -- A collection of Brumidi sketches : artistic process and patriotic endeavor / Diane K. Skvarla -- Continuing conservation of Brumidi's murals in the U.S. Capitol / Barbara A. Wolanin.
Physical Description:	xiv, 131 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-129).