Main entry:

Grossman, Elizabeth Greenwell.

Title & Author:

The civic architecture of Paul Cret / Elizabeth Greenwell Grossman.

Publication:

New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996.

Description:

xxiv, 274 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.

Series:

Modern architecture and cultural identity

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Cret in France : 1878-1903 family and education : Lyon and Paris -- 2. The Concours Chenevard -- 3. The Pan American Union building competition : a lesson in Beaux-Arts design -- 4. The Indianapolis public library : a type for the United States -- 5. The Nebraska State Capitol competition -- 6. The Detroit Institute of Arts : the art museum between history and pleasure -- 7. The Hartford County Building and Courthouse : a crisis of classicism -- 8. The Folger Shakespeare library : style as parti -- 9. Two last competitions : the Federal Reserve Board and the Smithsonian Gallery of Art.

Summary:

"In The Civic Architecture of Paul Cret, Elizabeth Grossman examines the work of one of the most accomplished architects of the twentieth century. In this study the practical needs and symbolic ambitions of the government and cultural agencies that commissioned work from Cret are related to the architects own concern for an architecture that might advance participation in the United States' burgeoning republican institutions, including libraries, museums, and state and federal agencies. Focusing on six important civic projects erected between 1907 and 1939, Grossman also demonstrates how Cret's architecture contributed to the debate about modern architecture and classicism, an issue that engaged the architectural profession and clients particularly during the 1920s and 1930s."--BOOK JACKET.

Resources:
Sample text
Table of contents
Table of contents
Publisher description

ISBN:

0521496012 (hc)
9780521496018 (hc)

Subject:

Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945 Criticism and interpretation.
Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945
Public architecture United States.
Architecture United States History 20th century.
Architecture publique États-Unis.
Architecture États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture.
Public architecture.
Openbare gebouwen.
United States.
Architecture United States
Architecture, Modern 20th century United States
Cret Paul Philippe 1876-1945 Criticism and interpretation

Form/genre:

Quotations (texts)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

Added entries:

Modern architecture and cultural identity.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 154612
Call No.: NA44.C924.9 G7 1996
Status: Available