Main entry:

Scott, Pamela, 1944-

Title & Author:

Temple of Liberty : building the Capitol for a new nation / Pamela Scott.

Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.

Description:

xvi, 159 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Notes:
"Published in cooperation with the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C."
Catalog of an exhibition at the Library of Congress, Feb. 24-June 24, 1995.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 148-150) and index.
Chronology of the United States Capitol -- The Capitol in overview -- "A more perfect union": symbolizing the national union of states -- "The most approved plan": the competition for the Capitol's design -- "The temple of justice and faith": the Capitol's east and west porticoes, dome, and rotunda -- "To throw the labor of the artist upon the shoulders of the President of the United States": The House and Senate wings -- "Freedom triumphant in war and peace": the Capitol extension. Catalogue of objects in the exhibition.
Also issued online.

Summary:

In Temple of Liberty, Pamela Scott presents an in-depth exploration of the United States Capitol, begun in 1793 but not completed until 1916, with the placement of sculpture in the House wing's pediment. This beautifully illustrated book is a companion to the "Temple of Liberty" exhibition held at the Madison Gallery of the Library of Congress - an exhibition of original prints, drawings, and documents that depict a young nation building its first and most significant architectural symbol. Together, the book and exhibition offer a new understanding of the role of this important building in the history of American architecture and the evolution of our government.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0195098579 (acid-free paper)
9780195098570 (acid-free paper)
0195098587 (pbk. ; acid-free paper)
9780195098587 (pbk. ; acid-free paper)

Subject:

United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) Exhibitions.
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) Expositions.
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) Catalogues d'exposition.
Neoclassicism (Architecture) Washington (D.C.) Exhibitions.
Symbolism in architecture Washington (D.C.) Exhibitions.
Architecture and state Washington (D.C.) Exhibitions.
Néoclassicisme (Architecture) Washington (D.C.) Expositions.
Symbolisme en architecture Washington (D.C.) Expositions.
Architecture Politique gouvernementale Washington (D.C.) Expositions.
Architecture and state.
Buildings.
Neoclassicism (Architecture)
Symbolism in architecture.
Néo-classicisme (art) Washington (D.C.) Catalogues d'exposition.
Symbolisme en architecture Washington (D.C.) Catalogues d'exposition.
Architecture et État Washington (D.C.) Catalogues d'exposition.
Washington (D.C.) Buildings, structures, etc. Exhibitions.
Washington (D.C.)
Washington (D.C.) Bâtiments publics Catalogues d'exposition.

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogs.
exhibition catalogs.
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Library of Congress.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 119255
Call No.: NA4413.W3 S3 1995
Status: Available