Drawing Toward Building: Philadelphia Architectural Graphics, 1732-1986
Philadelphia, PA: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1986. Hardcover. Yellow wraps. 295 pp. Numerous color and bw plates. New Copy. Item #167557
ISBN: 9780812280425
Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the PAFA from Oct. 9, 1986 to Jan. 4, 1987. Contents as follows: The Philadelphia architectural drawing in its historical context: an overview /James F. O'Gorman -- Early American architectural drawings and Philadelphia, 1730-1860 / Jeffrey A. Cohen -- Pecksniffs ad perspectives: the changing role of the drawing in the architectural profession after the Civil War / George E. Thomas -- Philadelphia phoenix: postwar civic renaissance and the Philadelphia school / G. Holmes Perkins -- The competition: "architectural drawings: an invitation to exhibit."
OCLC: 14001123
Price: $20.00