Main entry:

Greenberg, Allan.

Title & Author:

George Washington, architect / Allan Greenberg ; foreword by Vincent Scully ; selected photographs by Tim Buchman.

Publication:

London, England : Andreas Papadakis Publisher, 1999.

Description:

xi, 168 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm

Notes:
Early versions of the essays in this book appeared as a paper given at the symposium, The Mall in Washington 1791-1986 (National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1987) ; as an article, "L'Enfant, Washington, and the plan of the capital" in The Magazine Antiques, July 1991 ; and as a chapter in the book, George Washington's Mount Vernon, published by Monacelli Press.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-154).
Foreword -- Introduction -- Part One, Divining the Beautiful Without Ever Having Seen the Model: George Washington's Architecture and Landscape for Mount Vernon -- "Should His Services be Lost, I Know Not How to Replace Them": The Collaboration of George Washington and Peter Charles L'Enfant on the Plan of Washington, D.C. -- Selected Bibliography -- Endnotes.

Summary:

A detailed investigation of "the first president's innovations as a designer of buildings and landscapes," focusing particularly on Mount Vernon and Washington, D.C.

ISBN:

1901092186
9781901092189

Subject:

Washington, George, 1732-1799.
Washington, George, 1732-1799 Et l'architecture.
Architecture United States History 18th century.
Architecture États-Unis 18e siècle.
Architecture États-Unis Histoire 18e siècle.
Architecture.
Landgoederen.
Mount Vernon.
Stedenbouw.
United States.

Form/genre:

Essays.
History.

Added entries:

Buchman, Tim, photographer.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 222144
Call No.: NA44.W318.23 G7 1999
Status: Available