America's Collection: Art and Architecture of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the U.S. Department of State, The

The first volume in over 20 years showcases the U.S. State Department's Diplomatic Reception Rooms, a top collection of American fine and decorative arts, telling the story of the nation's founding and ideals through 5,000 objects and 175 examples of American art.

Format: Hardback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 05 September 2023
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications

The art of United States diplomacy has been conducted over more than two centuries with figures from all over the world, in peacetime and in conflict, in the rarified environment of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the U.S. Department of State. Tucked inside the modern Truman Building in the center of Washington, D.C., lies this special suite of rooms transformed in 1961 by renowned architect Allan Greenberg, gems of classical architecture brimming with exceptional American art and artifacts that tell the story of the nation's founding and represent the singular ideals of the American character. Housing one of the finest collections in the world, second only to the Metropolitan Museum and Winterthur, the 42 well-appointed rooms display more than 5,000 objects, including paintings by John Singleton Copley and Gilbert Stuart; silver and porcelain owned by George Washington and other presidents; fine furniture; maps and documents; prints and drawings, not to mention the very desk on which the Treaty of Paris was signed. New photography and scholarly essays capture the history of the rooms and explore in depth more than 175 examples of the extraordinary American art that animates the exquisite spaces.

The art of United States diplomacy has been conducted over more than two centuries with figures from all over the world, in peacetime and in conflict, in the rarified environment of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the U.S. Department of State. Tucked inside the modern Truman Building in the center of Washington, D.C., lies this special suite of rooms transformed in 1961 by renowned architect Allan Greenberg, gems of classical architecture brimming with exceptional American art and artifacts that tell the story of the nation's founding and represent the singular ideals of the American character. Housing one of the finest collections in the world, second only to the Metropolitan Museum and Winterthur, the 42 well-appointed rooms display more than 5,000 objects, including paintings by John Singleton Copley and Gilbert Stuart; silver and porcelain owned by George Washington and other presidents; fine furniture; maps and documents; prints and drawings, not to mention the very desk on which the Treaty of Paris was signed. New photography and scholarly essays capture the history of the rooms and explore in depth more than 175 examples of the extraordinary American art that animates the exquisite spaces.

Dimension: 305 x 229 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780847873272