Fall 2008 - The Johns Hopkins University Press

Washington SculptureA Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation’s CapitalJames M. GoodeThis sweeping study takes readers on a fascinating tour of Washington, D.C.’smonuments, statues, headstones, and memorials. James M. Goode canvassesmore than 500 sculptural pieces, often overlooked by residents and visitors,and presents critical discussions and detailed histories of each work. The resultis a graphic history of the cultural, political, and military contributions ofAmerica’s greatest leaders.A fascinating tourof Washington’smonuments, headstones,and memorialsWashington Sculpture revises and updatesGoode’s classic 1974 book TheOutdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C.,expanding its survey to include piecesfound in nearby Maryland andVirginia, unusual cemetery sculpture,and monuments recently erectedon the National Mall—theNational WWII Memorial, theKorean War Veterans Memorial,the Vietnam Veterans Memorial,and the Franklin Delano RooseveltMemorial. Chapters explore the city’sfourteen neighborhoods as well as theMaryland and Virginia suburbs.Both a guide for visitors and a referencefor serious historians, WashingtonSculpture offers the most comprehensiveexamination of urban sculpturein the nation’s capital.James M. GoodE, a historian of the artand architecture of Washington, D.C.,is also the author of Capital Losses: ACultural History of Washington’s DestroyedBuildings and Best Addresses: ACentury of Washington’s DistinguishedApartment Houses.November 848 pages 8 x 11796 halftones, 17 maps978-0-8018-8810-6 0-8018-8810-7$75.00(s) / £40.00 hcArt and ArchitectureTHE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS www.press.jhu.edu 20