Description: America's Collection : The Art & Architecture of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the . Department of State, Hardcover by Hart, Virginia B.; Brophy, Bri (CON); Brown, Laaren (CON); Davis, Elliot Bostwick (CON); Frelinghuysen, Alice Cooney (CON), ISBN 0847873277, ISBN-13 9780847873272, Brand New, Free shipping in the US The first volume in more than 20 years tells a new and modern story of the . State Department’s Diplomatic Reception Rooms, one of the top collections of American fine and decorative arts in existence. The art of United States diplomacy has been conducted over more than two centuries with figures from all over the world, in peacetime and in conflict. For the last six decades, these negotiations have taken place in the rarified environment of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the . Department of State. Tucked inside the modern Truman Building in the center of Washington, ., lies this special suite of rooms transformed by four renowned architects—gems of classical architecture brimming with exceptional American art and artifacts that tell the story of the nation’s founding and represent the singular ideals of the American character. Housing one of the finest collections in the world, along with the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Winterthur, these rooms display more than 5,000 objects, including paintings by John Singleton Copley and Gilbert Stuart; silver and porcelain owned by George Washington and other presidents; fine furniture; maps and documents; prints and drawings, not to mention the very desk the Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War was signed on. With all-new photography and essays, this book captures the history of the rooms and explores more than 150 examples of the extraordinary American art that animates the exquisite spaces.
Price: 71.32 USD
Location: Jessup, Maryland
End Time: 2024-08-05T17:53:27.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Return policy details:
Book Title: America's Collection : The Art and Architecture of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the U. S. Department of State
Number of Pages: 352 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2023
Item Height: 1.2 in
Topic: Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / Permanent Collections, United States / General, Decorative Arts
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Design, Art, History
Item Weight: 80.2 Oz
Author: Virginia B. Hart
Item Length: 12.3 in
Item Width: 9.3 in
Format: Hardcover
