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Monument Man: The Life and Art of Daniel Chester French

By Harold Holzer

Book information

Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN
1616897538, 978-1616897536
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
12 MB (12949110 bytes)
Edition
Original retail
Pages
369\0
Time added
2019-07-22 10:01:12
Artist & Architect Biographies

Description

The artist who created the statue for the Lincoln Memorial, John Harvard in Harvard Yard, and The Minute Man in Concord, Massachusetts, Daniel Chester French (1850–1931) is America's best-known sculptor of public monuments Monument Man is the first comprehensive biography of this fascinating figure and his illustrious career. Full of rich detail and beautiful archival photographs, Monument Man is a nuanced study of a preeminent artist whose evolution ran parallel to, and deeply influenced, the development of American sculpture, iconography, and historical memory. Monument Man was specially commissioned by Chesterwood / National Trust for Historic Preservation. The release will coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of Chesterwood, his country home and studio, as a public site and with a major renovation of the Lincoln Memorial. The book includes a comprehensive geographical guide to French's public work.

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