Paris on the Potomac the French influence on the architecture and art of Washington, D.C. - Field, Cynthia R.; Gournay, Isabelle; Somma, Thomas P.; ebrary, Inc. (Athens : Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, 2007)
The French connection in Washington, D.C. : context and issues / Isabelle Gournay -- Remembering Paris : the Jefferson-Latrobe collaboration at the Capitol / William C. Allen -- "The son by the side of the father" : David d'Angers's busts of Washington and Lafayette in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol / Thomas P. Somma -- Private homes, public lives : francophilia among government officers and the Washington elite / Liana Paredes -- Interpreting the influence of Paris on the planning of Washington, D.C., 1870-1930 / Cynthia R. Field -- Appendix : architects and the French connection in Washington, D.C / Isabelle Gournay.
Essays originated in a conference held by the U.S. Capitol Historical Society in 2002.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Architecture -- Washington (D.C.) -- French influences -- Congresses; City planning -- Washington (D.C.) -- French influences -- Congresses; Public art -- Washington (D.C.) -- Congresses; Paris (France) -- Civilization -- Congresses; Washington (D.C.) -- Civilization -- Congresses; Washington (D.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Congresses; Electronic books