Richard Morris Hunt by Paul R Baker

Richard Morris Hunt by Paul R Baker

The definitive biography of the man who established architecture as a profession in the United States.

Richard Morris Hunt is the definitive biography of the man who was widely regarded by his contemporaries as the dean of American architects and who was a seminal figure in establishing architecture as a profession in the United States. Covering all of Hunt's major commissions--including his famous fifth Avenue mansions and Newport cottages--the book provides a fresh look at the artistic achievements of America's Gilded Age. Paul Baker's reassessment of Hunt's works naturally covers his most famous buildings, such as The Breakers and Marble House in Newport, Biltmore House in North Carolina, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the base for the Statue of Liberty. But it also reveals Hunt's designs for houses on a more intimate scale, public buildings and monuments, and commercial structures.

Baker, Paul R.: - Paul R. Baker is Professor of History and Director of the American Civilization Program at New York University.

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ISBN 13	9780262521093
ISBN 10	0262521091
Title	Richard Morris Hunt
Author	Paul R Baker
Series	Mit Press
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	MIT Press Ltd
Year published	1986-03-20
Number of pages	604
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