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Edward Hopper : The Watercolors

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by Virginia M. Mecklenburg ; with contributions by Margaret Lynne Ausfeld ; National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
Publication Details
Book, W.W. Norton, 1999
Description
The first major work on the exquisite watercolors of America’s foremost and most popular realist painter. Over the next two decades, Hopper painted hundreds of watercolors, in Gloucester, the coast of Maine, New Mexico, and Cape Cod. This beautiful book reproduces and examines over one hundred of Hopper’s greatest watercolors in the context of his life and travels. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Hopper, Edward, · 1882-1967 · Exhibitions · Catalogues · Watercolor painting, American · Watercolor painting · 20th century · United States · Aquarelle américaine · Expositions · Aquarelle · 20e siècle · États-Unis · Aquarellen. · gtt · Mecklenburg, Virginia M. 1946- · Hopper, Edward, 1882-1967 · Ausfeld, Margaret Lynne, 1953- · National Museum of American Art (U.S.) · Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
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OVERSIZE (UPPER) ND1839.H63 A4 1999 AVAILABLE

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OVERSIZE (UPPER)	ND1839.H63 A4 1999	AVAILABLE

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Flemish Paintings Of The Seventeenth Century

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Arthur K. Wheelock Jr
Publication Details
Book, National Gallery of Art, 2005
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The National Gallery’s collection of seventeenth-century Flemish paintings, although numbering fewer than sixty works, is exceptional in quality. The extensive commentaries also include new information about provenance, and about the style, dating, and the place of these paintings within the cultural milieu in which the artists worked. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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National Gallery of Art (U.S.) · Catalogs · Painting, Flemish · 17th century · 18th century · Painting · Washington (D.C.) · Wheelock, Arthur K
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OVERSIZE (UPPER) ND636 .W5 2005 AVAILABLE

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OVERSIZE (UPPER)	ND636 .W5 2005	AVAILABLE

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The United States Capitol : Designing And Decorating A National Icon

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edited by Donald R. Kennon
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Book, Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, 2000
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United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) · Congresses · Architecture · Washington (D.C.) · 18th century · 19th century · Decoration and ornament, Architectural · Buildings, structures, etc. · Kennon, Donald R., 1948- · United States Capitol Historical Society
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(UPPER LEVEL) NA4411 .U55 2000 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	NA4411 .U55 2000	AVAILABLE

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United States Senate Catalogue Of Graphic Art

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The United States Capitol : Its Architecture And Decoration

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Henry Hope Reed ; principal photography by Anne Day
Publication Details
Book, 1st ed, Norton, 2005
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This wonderfully illustrated volume traces the architectural antecedents and building history of the magnificent U.S. Capitol. The U.S. Capitol, the building that houses the legislative branch of our government and a landmark that attracts 3-5 million visitors each year, has its origins in an architectural competition devised by George Washington. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) · Neoclassicism (Architecture) · Washington (D.C.) · Interior architecture · Néoclassicisme (Architecture) · Architecture intérieure · Buildings, structures, etc · Constructions · Reed, Henry Hope · Day, Anne
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OVERSIZE (UPPER) NA4411 .R44 2005 AVAILABLE

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OVERSIZE (UPPER)	NA4411 .R44 2005	AVAILABLE

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L’Enfant’s Legacy : Public Open Spaces In Washington, D.C.

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Michael Bednar
Publication Details
Book, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006
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- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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From historic Lincoln Square, Dupont Circle, and Judiciary Square to the newly developed Freedom Plaza, Pershing Park, and Market Square, Bednar’s thoughtful study provides a fresh perspective on the role of public space in the expression of democratic ideals. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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L’Enfant, Pierre Charles, · 1754-1825 · City planning · Washington (D.C.) · History · Public spaces · Open spaces · Urban landscape architecture · Plazas · Parks · Buildings, structures, etc · Description and travel · Bednar, Michael J
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(UPPER LEVEL) NA9127.W2 B43 2006 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	NA9127.W2 B43 2006	AVAILABLE

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Grief

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Andrew Holleran
Publication Details
Book, 1st ed, Hyperion, 2006
Description
Since Andrew Holleran first burst onto the scene with 1978s groundbreaking Dancer from the Dance, which has been continuously in print, he has been dazzling readers and critics with his haunting, brilliant prose. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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College teachers · Fiction · Parents · Death · Loss (Psychology) · Widowers · Washington (D.C.) · Holleran, Andrew
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(UPPER LEVEL) PS3558.O3496 G75 2006 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PS3558.O3496 G75 2006	AVAILABLE

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Henry Adams And The Southern Question

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Michael O’Brien
Publication Details
Book, University of Georgia Press, 2005
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- TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Adams, Henry, · 1838-1918 · Political and social views · Historians · United States · Biography · Southern States · Civilization · 19th century · Intellectual life · Description and travel · Washington (D.C.) · O’Brien, Michael, 1948-
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(LOWER LEVEL) F216 .O27 2005 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	F216 .O27 2005	AVAILABLE

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America’s Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum

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[project manager] Theresa J. Slowik ; foreword by Eleanor Harvey ; introduction by Elizabeth Broun
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Book, Abrams, 2006
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After being closed for several years, on July 4, 2006, The Smithsonian American Art Museum will celebrate the grand reopening of its newly restored building, home to the world’s premier collection of American art. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Smithsonian American Art Museum · Catalogs · Art, American · Art · Washington (D.C.) · Smithsonian American Art Museum · Slowik, Theresa J
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OVERSIZE (UPPER) N6505 .S55 2006 AVAILABLE

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OVERSIZE (UPPER)	N6505 .S55 2006	AVAILABLE

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Encyclopedia Of The Library Of Congress : For Congress, The Nation & The World

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John Y. Cole and Jane Aikin, editors
Publication Details
Book, Library of Congress, 2004
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- TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Library of Congress · Encyclopedias · National libraries · Washington (D.C.) · Cole, John Young, 1940- · Aikin, Jane · Library of Congress
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REFERENCE (MAIN) Z733.U6 E53 2004 AVAILABLE

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REFERENCE (MAIN)	Z733.U6 E53 2004	AVAILABLE

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Blown

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Francine Mathews
Publication Details
Book, Bantam Books, 2005
Description
When Caroline?s husband, Eric, is arrested in Germany as a 30 April operative, Caroline has no choice but to take to the streets?and target the evil herself. for years?a false identity so perfect, the CIA believes he?s dead?and gone deep undercover within the terrorist group Caroline is determined to destroy. Now his cover?s been blown, and Eric?s intimate knowledge of 30 April?s plans makes him a target for both sides: the killers he?s betrayed, and the American government he?s sworn to protect. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Women spies · Fiction · Married women · Neo-Nazis · Terrorism · Washington (D.C.) · Germany · Mathews, Francine
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(UPPER LEVEL) PS3563.A8357 B58 2005 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PS3563.A8357 B58 2005	AVAILABLE

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Freedom Rising : Washington In The Civil War

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Ernest B. Furgurson
Publication Details
Book, 1st ed, Alfred A. Knopf, 2004
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Freedom Rising is a fresh, intensely human account of how the Civil War transformed the nation?s capital from the debating forum for a loose union of states into the seat of a forceful central government. And here is the president?in all his compassion, determination, and complexity?inspiring the nation, wrangling with generals, pardoning deserters, and barely escaping death on the ramparts of Fort Stevens as Jubal Early?s Southern army invades the outskirts of Washington and fights the Union Army within five miles of the White House. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Lincoln, Abraham, · 1809-1865 · Washington (D.C.) · History · Civil War, 1861-1865 · Biography · Social aspects · United States · Furgurson, Ernest B., 1929-
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(LOWER LEVEL) E501 .F87 2004 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	E501 .F87 2004	AVAILABLE

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Forty Signs Of Rain

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Kim Stanley Robinson
Publication Details
Book, Bantam Books, 2004
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Description
The bestselling author of the classic Mars trilogy and The Years of Rice and Salt returns with a riveting new trilogy of cutting-edge science, international politics, and the real-life ramifications of global warming as they are played out in our nation?s capital?and in the daily lives of those at the center of the action. While Charlie struggles to play politics, his wife, Anna, takes a more rational approach to the looming crisis in her work at the National Science Foundation. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Scientists · Fiction · Legislators · Business intelligence · Washington (D.C.) · Robinson, Kim Stanley
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(UPPER LEVEL) PS3568.O2893 F67 2004 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PS3568.O2893 F67 2004	AVAILABLE

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From Slavery To The Sorbonne And Beyond : The Life & Writings Of Anna J. Cooper

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by Leona C. Gabel ; with an introduction by Sidney Kaplan
Publication Details
Book, Dept. of History, Smith College, 1982
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Cooper, Anna J. · (Anna Julia), · 1858-1964 · African Americans · Washington (D.C.) · Biography · Teachers · Gabel, Leona C. 1895-1980
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(LOWER LEVEL) E185.93.D6 C664 1982 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	E185.93.D6 C664 1982	AVAILABLE

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Celebrity-in-chief : How Show Business Took Over The White House

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Alan Schroeder
Publication Details
Book, Westview Press, 2004
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- TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Presidents · United States · History · 20th century · Public relations and politics · Political culture · Celebrities · Entertainers · Performing arts · Political aspects · Popular culture · Washington (D.C.) · 20th century · Politics and government · Social life and customs · Schroeder, Alan, 1954-
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(LOWER LEVEL) E176.1 .S3525 2004 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	E176.1 .S3525 2004	AVAILABLE

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