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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0847873277
ISBN-13
9780847873272
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3059225516
Product Key Features
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
Publication Year
2023
Topic
Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / Permanent Collections, United States / General, Decorative Arts
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Design, Art, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
80.2 Oz
Item Length
12.3 in
Item Width
9.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"An opulent new book...relates how classical design was marshalled to communicate the Enlightenment principles that shaped a young country and continued to lend it authority on a global stage...The Franklin room was gasp-inducing" -- The New York T imes "This is a long overdue and comprehensive presentation of this nationally significant collection, making it accessible to a wider public audience. It is a high-quality publication that beautifully presents the collection's impressive artifacts with the attention they deserve." --Thomas Luebke, Secretary, Commission of Fine Arts "Is the book gorgeous? Do the various writers make you interested in whatever they are talking about? Both answers are a resounding yes." -- Goodreads 5 stars, Brendan Dowd, History Nerds United "Who knew that the austere and massive Truman Building at the Department of State contained such magnificent works of art? This beautiful volume describing and displaying these pieces is a work of art in its own right." --Gordon S. Wood, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Radicalism of the American Revolution and The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787du, "Who knew that the austere and massive Truman Building at the Department of State contained such magnificent works of art? This beautiful volume describing and displaying these pieces is a work of art in its own right." -- Gordon S. Wood, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Radicalism of the American Revolution and The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787, "An opulent new book...relates how classical design was marshalled to communicate the Enlightenment principles that shaped a young country and continued to lend it authority on a global stage...The Franklin room was gasp-inducing." -- The New York Times "Standing outside the modern, minimalist exterior of the US State Department's Harry S. Truman Building in the nation's capital, it's difficult to picture the ornate reception rooms on its seventh and eighth floors." --CNN "Exceptional American art and artifacts that tell the story of the nation's founding and represent the singular ideals of the American character." --Antiques and The Arts Weekly "...featuring contributions from luminaries including John Kerry, Pulitzer-Prize winning author Stacy Schiff, and Carlyle Group co-founder and Americana collector... David Rubenstein."-- Bloomberg "This is a long overdue and comprehensive presentation of this nationally significant collection, making it accessible to a wider public audience. It is a high-quality publication that beautifully presents the collection's impressive artifacts with the attention they deserve." --Thomas Luebke, Secretary, Commission of Fine Arts "All collections have a mission but these rooms mix purpose with patriotism: they are designed to tell the story of the nation." --Gagosian Quarterly " "Is the book gorgeous? Do the various writers make you interested in whatever they are talking about? Both answers are a resounding yes." -- Goodreads 5 stars, Brendan Dowd, History Nerds United "Who knew that the austere and massive Truman Building at the Department of State contained such magnificent works of art? This beautiful volume describing and displaying these pieces is a work of art in its own right." --Gordon S. Wood, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Radicalism of the American Revolution and The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787, "An opulent new book...relates how classical design was marshalled to communicate the Enlightenment principles that shaped a young country and continued to lend it authority on a global stage...The Franklin room was gasp-inducing." -- The New York Times "Thomas Jefferson, first Secretary of State, understood that an object can have significance "from the part it has borne in our history and the events which it has been associated." The furniture, silver, ceramics, paintings, sculpture, prints, and architecture featured in America's Collection are exemplars of Jefferson's perceptive observation...this publication provides a visually beautiful and well-researched resource for individuals interested in our shared past, and our illimitable future."-- Diane C. Ehrenpreis, Curator of Decorative Arts and Historic Interiors, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello "Standing outside the modern, minimalist exterior of the US State Department's Harry S. Truman Building in the nation's capital, it's difficult to picture the ornate reception rooms on its seventh and eighth floors." --CNN "Exceptional American art and artifacts that tell the story of the nation's founding and represent the singular ideals of the American character." --Antiques and The Arts Weekly "...featuring contributions from luminaries including John Kerry, Pulitzer-Prize winning author Stacy Schiff, and Carlyle Group co-founder and Americana collector... David Rubenstein."-- Bloomberg "This is a long overdue and comprehensive presentation of this nationally significant collection, making it accessible to a wider public audience. It is a high-quality publication that beautifully presents the collection's impressive artifacts with the attention they deserve." --Thomas Luebke, Secretary, Commission of Fine Arts "All collections have a mission but these rooms mix purpose with patriotism: they are designed to tell the story of the nation." --Gagosian Quarterly " "Is the book gorgeous? Do the various writers make you interested in whatever they are talking about? Both answers are a resounding yes." -- Goodreads 5 stars, Brendan Dowd, History Nerds United "Who knew that the austere and massive Truman Building at the Department of State contained such magnificent works of art? This beautiful volume describing and displaying these pieces is a work of art in its own right." --Gordon S. Wood, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Radicalism of the American Revolution and The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787, "An opulent new book...relates how classical design was marshalled to communicate the Enlightenment principles that shaped a young country and continued to lend it authority on a global stage...The Franklin room was gasp-inducing." -- The New York Times "Thomas Jefferson, first Secretary of State, understood that an object can have significance "from the part it has borne in our history and the events which it has been associated." The furniture, silver, ceramics, paintings, sculpture, prints, and architecture featured in America's Collection are exemplars of Jefferson's perceptive observation...this publication provides a visually beautiful and well-researched resource for individuals interested in our shared past, and our illimitable future."-- Diane C. Ehrenpreis, Curator of Decorative Arts and Historic Interiors, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello "Standing outside the modern, minimalist exterior of the US State Department's Harry S. Truman Building in the nation's capital, it's difficult to picture the ornate reception rooms on its seventh and eighth floors." --CNN "Exceptional American art and artifacts that tell the story of the nation's founding and represent the singular ideals of the American character." --Antiques and The Arts Weekly "...featuring contributions from luminaries including John Kerry, Pulitzer-Prize winning author Stacy Schiff, and Carlyle Group co-founder and Americana collector... David Rubenstein."-- Bloomberg "This is a long overdue and comprehensive presentation of this nationally significant collection, making it accessible to a wider public audience. It is a high-quality publication that beautifully presents the collection's impressive artifacts with the attention they deserve." --Thomas Luebke, Secretary, Commission of Fine Arts "All collections have a mission but these rooms mix purpose with patriotism: they are designed to tell the story of the nation." --Gagosian Quarterly "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." -- Art Daily "Is the book gorgeous? Do the various writers make you interested in whatever they are talking about? Both answers are a resounding yes. Goodreads 5 stars." --Brendan Dowd, History Nerds United "Who knew that the austere and massive Truman Building at the Department of State contained such magnificent works of art? This beautiful volume describing and displaying these pieces is a work of art in its own right." --Gordon S. Wood, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Radicalism of the American Revolution and The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787 "...a must have for everyone that loves America and its history." -- Teresa Hatfield, author of Splendid Sass, "Take a tour through the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the US Department of State, which rival--and perhaps surpass--the interiors of the White House." --Bloomberg News "This is a long overdue and comprehensive presentation of this nationally significant collection, making it accessible to a wider public audience. It is a high-quality publication that beautifully presents the collection's impressive artifacts with the attention they deserve." -- Thomas Luebke, Secretary, Commission of Fine Arts "Who knew that the austere and massive Truman Building at the Department of State contained such magnificent works of art? This beautiful volume describing and displaying these pieces is a work of art in its own right." -- Gordon S. Wood, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Radicalism of the American Revolution and The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
725.1
Synopsis
The first volume in more than 20 years tells a new and modern story of the U.S. State Department's Diplomatic Reception Rooms, one of the top collections of American fine and decorative arts in existence. Winner, NYC Big Book Award 2023, Fine Arts; Best Art Book, American Book Fest Award, 2023 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 U.S. Department of State. Tucked inside the modern Truman Building in the center of Washington, D.C., 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., The first volume in more than 20 years tells a new and modern story of the U.S. 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, in the rarified environment of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the U.S. Department of State. Tucked inside the modern Truman Building in the center of Washington, D.C., 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, second only to 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 was signed on. All-new photography and scholarly essays capture the history of the rooms and explore more than 150 examples of the extraordinary American art that animates the exquisite spaces.
LC Classification Number
NA4510
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