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Monument Wars: Washington, D.C., the National Mall, and the Transformation of the Memorial Landscape
Kirk Savage
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Paperback. The National Mall in Washington, DC, is 'a great public space, as essential a part of the American landscape as the Grand Canyon,' according to architecture critic Paul Goldberger, but few realize how recent, fragile, and contested this achievement is. This title tells the Mall's engrossing story - its historic plan, the structures, and more. Num Pages: 402 pages, 126 black-and-white photographs, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; AMGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 32. Weight in Grams: 816. Washington, D.C., The National Mall, and the Transformation of the Memorial Landscape. 402 pages, Illustrations. The National Mall in Washington, DC, is 'a great public space, as essential a part of the American landscape as the Grand Canyon,' according to architecture critic Paul Goldberger, but few realize how recent, fragile, and contested this achievement is. This title tells the Mall's engrossing story - its historic plan, the structures, and more. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; AMGD. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 32. Weight: 876.
The National Mall in Washington, D.C., is 'a great public space, as essential a part of the American landscape as the Grand Canyon,' according to architecture critic Paul Goldberger, but few realize how recent, fragile, and contested this achievement is. In "Monument Wars", Kirk Savage tells the Mall's engrossing story - its historic plan, the structures that populate its corridors, and the sea change it reveals regarding national representation. Central to this narrative is a dramatic shift from the nineteenth-century concept of a decentralized landscape, or 'ground'-heroic statues spread out in traffic circles and picturesque parks-to the twentieth-century ideal of ... Read more
The National Mall in Washington, D.C., is 'a great public space, as essential a part of the American landscape as the Grand Canyon,' according to architecture critic Paul Goldberger, but few realize how recent, fragile, and contested this achievement is. In "Monument Wars", Kirk Savage tells the Mall's engrossing story - its historic plan, the structures that populate its corridors, and the sea change it reveals regarding national representation. Central to this narrative is a dramatic shift from the nineteenth-century concept of a decentralized landscape, or 'ground'-heroic statues spread out in traffic circles and picturesque parks-to the twentieth-century ideal of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
402
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
739g
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520271333
SKU
V9780520271333
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About Kirk Savage
Kirk Savage is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Art and Architecture at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of Standing Soldiers, Kneeling Slaves: Race, War, and Monument in Nineteenth-Century America.
Reviews for Monument Wars: Washington, D.C., the National Mall, and the Transformation of the Memorial Landscape
"Superb study of monumental Washington" Washington Post Book World "A fascinating book." H-Net Reviews "The book will make you go back to the National Mall, but you'll never again see it in quite the same light. " Washington Post Book World "An indispensable guide to the National Mall." Public Art Review