| #986276 in eBooks | 2010-10-26 | 2010-10-26 | File type: PDF||5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.| No Brilliant Glow Here|By James Hellyer|The book "Triumverate" is a sterling example of a writer who has done massive homework and research on a subject; yet, manages to totally miss what a dazzling story all of their research has revealed. Ms. Broderick has done her due diligence in providing us with dates, names and places; but, somehow her rendition only amounts to a flat, o|From Publishers Weekly|In this unsatisfying overview, Broderick looks at one of the leading architectural firms in turn-of-the-20th-century America. Redefining the American aesthetic, McKim, Mead & White put its stamp on Boston, Baltimore, and Newport, and most
A rich, fascinating saga of the most influential, far-reaching architectural firm of their time and of the dazzling triumvirate—Charles McKim, William Mead, and Stanford White—who came together, bound by the notion that architecture could help shape a nation in transition. They helped to refine America’s idea of beauty, elevated its architectural practice, and set the standard on the world’s stage.
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You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Triumvirate: McKim, Mead & White: Art, Architecture, Scandal, and Class in America's Gilded Age | Mosette Broderick. Just read it with an open mind because none of us really know.
