William Strickland and the Creation of an American Architecture /

"William Strickland (1788-1854) was, in his day, among the most notable architects in the United States. An erstwhile student of Benjamin Henry Latrobe and a contemporary of Robert Mills, Strickland first entered the world of architecture at a young age in Philadelphia. But given that many of S...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Russell, Robert Douglass (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Strickland, William > 1787-1854
Strickland, William, > 1787-1854.
Architektur
Architekt
Architecture.
Architects.
Architecture > États-Unis.
Architectes > États-Unis > Biographies.
Architecture > United States.
Architects > United States > Biography.
USA
United States.
Biographies.
collective biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction. William Strickland: a portrait of the artist
  • Becoming an architect: Strickland's early work in Philadelphia
  • The Second Bank of the United States
  • Philadelphia years beyond the Second Bank
  • Strickland on the national scene
  • A sumptuous temple of commerce: the Philadelphia Merchants' Exchange
  • National ups and downs
  • Retreat to Europe and disappointments at home
  • Triumph on the Cumberland: the Tennessee years
  • Monuments and memorials
  • Domestic work
  • Strickland the engineer.

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