Read Re-creating the American Past: Essays on the Colonial Revival

Re-creating the American Past: Essays on the Colonial Revival

Richard Guy Wilson

4.9/5 (33801 ratings)

Description:Although individually and collectively Americans have many histories, the dominant view of our national past focuses on the colonial era. The reasons for this are many and complex, touching on stories of the country's origins and of the founding fathers, the privileged position in history granted the thirteen original colonies, and the ways in which the nation has adjusted to change and modernity. But no matter the cause, the result is obvious: images and forms derived from and related to America's colonial past are the single most popular form of cultural expression. Often conceived solely in architectural terms, from the red-brick and white-trimmed buildings that recall eighteenth-century James River estates to the clapboarded saltboxes that recall early New England, Colonial Revival is in fact better understood as a process of remembering. In Re-creating the American Past, architectural historian Richard Guy Wilson and a host of other scholars examine how and why Colonial Revival has persisted in modern times. The volume contains essays that explore Colonial Revival expressions in architecture, landscape architecture, historic preservation, decorative arts, and painting and sculpture, as well as the social, intellectual, and cultural background of the phenomena. Based on the University of Virginia's landmark 2000 conference "The Colonial Revival in America," Re-creating the American Past is a comprehensive and handsome volume that recovers the origins, characteristics, diversity, and significance of the Colonial Revival, situating it within the broader history of American design, culture, and society.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Re-creating the American Past: Essays on the Colonial Revival. To get started finding Re-creating the American Past: Essays on the Colonial Revival, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 0813923484

Description: Although individually and collectively Americans have many histories, the dominant view of our national past focuses on the colonial era. The reasons for this are many and complex, touching on stories of the country's origins and of the founding fathers, the privileged position in history granted the thirteen original colonies, and the ways in which the nation has adjusted to change and modernity. But no matter the cause, the result is obvious: images and forms derived from and related to America's colonial past are the single most popular form of cultural expression. Often conceived solely in architectural terms, from the red-brick and white-trimmed buildings that recall eighteenth-century James River estates to the clapboarded saltboxes that recall early New England, Colonial Revival is in fact better understood as a process of remembering. In Re-creating the American Past, architectural historian Richard Guy Wilson and a host of other scholars examine how and why Colonial Revival has persisted in modern times. The volume contains essays that explore Colonial Revival expressions in architecture, landscape architecture, historic preservation, decorative arts, and painting and sculpture, as well as the social, intellectual, and cultural background of the phenomena. Based on the University of Virginia's landmark 2000 conference "The Colonial Revival in America," Re-creating the American Past is a comprehensive and handsome volume that recovers the origins, characteristics, diversity, and significance of the Colonial Revival, situating it within the broader history of American design, culture, and society.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Re-creating the American Past: Essays on the Colonial Revival. To get started finding Re-creating the American Past: Essays on the Colonial Revival, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Re-creating the American Past: Essays on the Colonial Revival

Re-creating the American Past: Essays on the Colonial Revival

More Books

A History of American Poetry

A History of American Poetry

RECREATING AND EXTENDING BUYER-SUPPLIER LINKS IN FOREIGN LOCATIONS: JAPANESE AUTOMOBILE ASSEMBLERS AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURERS IN NORTH AMERICA

RECREATING AND EXTENDING BUYER-SUPPLIER LINKS IN FOREIGN LOCATIONS: JAPANESE AUTOMOBILE ASSEMBLERS AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURERS IN NORTH AMERICA

Americans Against the City

Americans Against the City

Trump's Counter-Revolution

Trump's Counter-Revolution

Outlook

Outlook

The Economic World

The Economic World

The Outlook

The Outlook

Market World and Chronicle

Market World and Chronicle

RECREATING AND EXTENDING BUYER-SUPPLIER LINKS

RECREATING AND EXTENDING BUYER-SUPPLIER LINKS