Some Architects' Portraits in Nineteenth-Century America: Personifying the Evolving Profession Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 103, (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781606180341)

This is the first study devoted to the portraits of nineteenth-century American architects. It is an examination of the way the iconography of such images changed over time to reflect the changing social status of the architect as the profession evolved during the century. Portraits in oil on canvas, drawings, and photography in the text range from Charles Willson Peale's image of William Buckland in the late eighteenth century to John Singer Sargent's portrait of Richard Morris Hunt in the late 1890s. The book has been praised as "a unique use of visual resources, supported by formidable primary research and a thorough analysis of secondary literature." Illustrations.

Author: James F. O'Gorman
ISBN-10: 1606180347
ISBN-13: 9781606180341
Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2013
Pages: 94
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.31d