George Washington''s Eye - Landscape, Architecture, and Design At Mount Vernon

Based on careful study of Washington's personal diaries and correspondence and on the lively accounts of visitors to his estate, this richly illustrated book introduces a George Washington unfamiliar to many readers--an avid art collector, amateur architect, and leading landscape designer of his time.

About the author

Joseph Manca is the Nina J. Cullinan Professor in the Department of Art History at Rice University. He is author and editor of a number of books, including The Art of Ercole de' Roberti, Titian 500, and Andrea Mantegna and the Italian Renaissance.

Summary

Based on careful study of Washington's personal diaries and correspondence and on the lively accounts of visitors to his estate, this richly illustrated book introduces a George Washington unfamiliar to many readers-an avid art collector, amateur architect, and leading landscape designer of his time.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Manca, Joseph (Rice University) Manca
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.10.2012
• EAN: 9781421404325
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-0432-5
• No. of pages: 344
• Subjects: Fiction > Gift books, albums, perpetual calendars, postcard booklets; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories