Horatio Grennough and the Form Majestic
the biography of the nation's first washington monument
$128.01
- Hardcover
266 pages
- Release Date
16 March 2020
Summary
This book tells the tale of its demotion from stardom to obscurity- the story is stranger than fiction, including an attempted murder; fights in the USA, Britain, and Italy; and political maneuvering. Horatio Greenough and the Form Majestic- The Biography of the Nation’s First Washington Monument presents new research into the complicated tale. It translates and explains the monument’s Latin inscription and offers the story of how the work was brought to America by a sea captain subsequently …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781944466299 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1944466290 |
| Author: | Harry Rand |
| Publisher: | Smithsonian Books |
| Imprint: | Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 266 |
| Release Date: | 16 March 2020 |
| Weight: | 1.16kg |
| Dimensions: | 285mm x 216mm |
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About The Author
Harry Rand
Harry Rand serves as Senior Curator, Cultural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. He was formerly Chairman, Department of 20th Century Painting and Sculpture, National Museum of American Art. He has authored or co-authored more than thirteen books and fifty articles on art, culture, poetry, and theology.
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