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Main Author: Webster, Sally
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ909080
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contents Unitarianism and the Iconography of Democracy: Decorations for the Library of Congress Webster, Sally Democracy Building Design Buildings Libraries Government Libraries Federal Government Research Libraries Structural Elements (Construction) The building and decoration of the Library of Congress in the late nineteenth century were emblematic of America's longing to be regarded as an enlightened nation and to take its rightful place among the great civilizations of the past. The sources for this ambition, illustrated in the paintings, sculptures, and inscriptions in the library's reading room rotunda, are a reflection of the ethical humanitarianism of Unitarianism, which advanced a modern concept of civilization that, in the decoration of the Library of Congress, became the intellectual underpinnings for the construction of a democratic, civic iconography.
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spellingShingle Unitarianism and the Iconography of Democracy: Decorations for the Library of Congress
Webster, Sally
Democracy
Building Design
Buildings
Libraries
Government Libraries
Federal Government
Research Libraries
Structural Elements (Construction)
Unitarianism and the Iconography of Democracy: Decorations for the Library of Congress Webster, Sally Democracy Building Design Buildings Libraries Government Libraries Federal Government Research Libraries Structural Elements (Construction) The building and decoration of the Library of Congress in the late nineteenth century were emblematic of America's longing to be regarded as an enlightened nation and to take its rightful place among the great civilizations of the past. The sources for this ambition, illustrated in the paintings, sculptures, and inscriptions in the library's reading room rotunda, are a reflection of the ethical humanitarianism of Unitarianism, which advanced a modern concept of civilization that, in the decoration of the Library of Congress, became the intellectual underpinnings for the construction of a democratic, civic iconography.
title Unitarianism and the Iconography of Democracy: Decorations for the Library of Congress
topic Democracy
Building Design
Buildings
Libraries
Government Libraries
Federal Government
Research Libraries
Structural Elements (Construction)
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ909080