Capitol America: A Photographic Portrait of the Fifty State Capitols

Photographic survey of the architecture, decoration, and setting of all 50 US state capitol buildings with descriptive text.MasterphotographersRobert Lisak and David Ottenstein have created an unprecedentedphotographic portrait of all 50 US state capitol buildings, exploringarchitecture, interior spaces, furnishings, landscape settings, andurban locations. These portraits of America's state capitolbuildings present shining examples ofvarious architectural styles, including:• Neoclassical • Renaissance• Art deco• Bauhaus• Gothic• Modernist Their intention is not merely to record thelook of these secular civic temples, but to evoke their meaning andspirit through the rich visual language of photography. Paintings and sculpture, wood and stone, landscaping: these allcontribute to the multilayered story of how we, as a people, value thecivic structures we erect. The book further pays homage to these capitols with the following features: • Foreword by George Miles, curator of the Yale Collectionof Western Americana, that elaborates on the themes and ideas subtly revealed by the precise and thoughtful photographs.• The 50 state capitol buildings are presented inorder of their admission to the Union, to provide a historical flow.• Each building has a written introduction by Robert Morton, a premier editor of photography books and works on the history or art and architecture, that provides a rich context for the images.• Captions accompany four tosix images of each structure.The richphotographs in this book bring the viewer into a shared contemplation ofthe meaning and significance of these proud buildings.
Photographic survey of the architecture, decoration, and setting of all 50 US state capitol buildings with descriptive text.