GUSN-271221
320 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm., With a fascinating text by the curator of the White House, this illustrated, ground breaking book is the most comprehensive survey ever published of the furnishings of the President's house, and the changing tastes of the first families.
History.
Furniture History.
Witte Huis (Wash.)
Interieurs.
Meubels.
Möbel.
Bildband.
WeiÇes Haus.
Monkman, Betty C.
White, Bruce, 1962-
President's house in the early years, 1789-1814 -- French taste at its White House zenith, 1817-29 -- People's president and the Jacksonian Era, 1830-40s -- Revivals of the "Antique" at mid-Century, 1850s-60s -- Renaissance revivals and the Aesthetic Movement, 1870s-1890s -- National identity and the Colonial Revival, 1900-1950s -- Museum evolves from a collection -- Important acquisitions, 1961-2000.
Washington, D.C. : White House Historical Association ;
New York : Abbeville Press
320 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm.
With a fascinating text by the curator of the White House, this illustrated, ground breaking book is the most comprehensive survey ever published of the furnishings of the President's house, and the changing tastes of the first families.
"With the support of the Hon. Walter H. Annenberg White House Publication Fund."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-314) and index.
0789206242 (alk. paper)
9780789206244 (alk. paper)
Coll. NK2438.W37 M66 2000
White House (Washington, D.C.)
White House.
Washington (D.C.)
1st ed.
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