{"product_id":"capitol-america-by-schiffer-publishing","title":"Capitol America by Schiffer Publishing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFulfilled by our friends at Schiffer Publishing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhotographic survey of the architecture, decoration, and setting of all 50 US state capitol buildings with descriptive text.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nMaster\r\nphotographers\r\nRobert Lisak and David Ottenstein have created an unprecedented\r\nphotographic portrait of all 50 US state capitol buildings, exploring\r\narchitecture, interior spaces, furnishings, landscape settings, and\r\nurban locations. \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThese portraits of America's state capitol\r\nbuildings present shining examples of\r\nvarious architectural styles, including:\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n• Neoclassical \u003cbr\u003e\r\n• Renaissance\u003cbr\u003e\r\n• Art deco\u003cbr\u003e\r\n• Bauhaus\u003cbr\u003e\r\n• Gothic\u003cbr\u003e\r\n• Modernist \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nTheir intention is not merely to record the\r\nlook of these secular civic temples, but to evoke their meaning and\r\nspirit through the rich visual language of photography. Paintings and sculpture, wood and stone, landscaping: these all\r\ncontribute to the multilayered story of how we, as a people, value the\r\ncivic structures we erect. \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThe book further pays homage to these capitols with the following features: \u003cbr\u003e\r\n• Foreword by George Miles, curator of the Yale Collection\r\nof Western Americana, that elaborates on the themes and ideas subtly revealed by the precise and thoughtful photographs.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n• The 50 state capitol buildings are presented in\r\norder of their admission to the Union, to provide a historical flow.\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n• Each building has a written introduction by Robert Morton, a premier editor of photography books and works on the history or art and architecture, that provides a rich context for the images.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n• Captions accompany four to\r\nsix images of each structure.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThe rich\r\nphotographs in this book bring the viewer into a shared contemplation of\r\nthe meaning and significance of these proud buildings.\r\n[AuthorName]By Robert Lisak and David Ottenstein, Foreword by George Miles, and Commentaries by Robert Morton[\/AuthorName][AuthorBio]Robert Lisak, based in New Haven, Connecticut, has an MFA in photography from the Yale School of Art. He has done a wide range of work for commercial, architectural, and nonprofit clients, in addition to pursuing long-term art projects such as documenting religious festivals and art and architecture in the Peruvian Andes.\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e David Ottenstein has worked for 35 years as an editorial and\r\ncommercial photographer, specializing in architecture. His photos are in\r\ncollections at Yale University's Beinecke Library, the Nelson-Atkins\r\nMuseum of American Art, and other museums. His first book, \u003cem\u003eIowa: Echoes of a Vanishing Landscape\u003c\/em\u003e, was published in 2017. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e[\/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]250 color and b\u0026amp;w images[\/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][\/CoAuthor][SubTitle]A Photographic Portrait of the Fifty State Capitols[\/SubTitle][ColorPattern]250 color and b\u0026amp;w images[\/ColorPattern]","brand":"VYSN","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":42651430912094,"sku":"carro-48584242","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/6555\/6830\/files\/9780764366765.jpg?v=1776302170","url":"https:\/\/impossible-girls-2.myshopify.com\/products\/capitol-america-by-schiffer-publishing","provider":"Impossible girl's","version":"1.0","type":"link"}