U.Va. Library Press Kit
The Style of Power: Building a New Nation
Contact: Charlotte Morford at (434) 924-4254 or cwm6z@virginia.edu
Fact Sheet
The Style of Power fact sheet provides information on the exhibits, items on display, and contacts.
(Downloads as an Adobe PDF.)
Press Release
Upstart Americans Establish International Credentials through "The Style of Power" at the University of Virginia Library
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Images
Below are images and captions with links to downloadable files. Please contact Charlotte Morford if you have trouble downloading.
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Detail from Thomas Sheraton's rendering of the decorative Corinthian order (1794). Plans for Classical details were popular in early America. | web (72dpi) newspaper (150dpi) book/magazine (300dpi) |
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"Charpente," from Denis Diderot's Encyclopédie, illustrates the many jobs required in framing a building (1763). | web (72dpi) newspaper (150dpi) book/magazine (300dpi) |
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Facade of a Roman temple in Nimes that would serve as the model for the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond (Clérisseau, 1778). | web (72dpi) newspaper (150dpi) book/magazine (300dpi) |
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A desk plan by Thomas Sheraton. A Sheraton-style desk is on display in the exhibit. | web (72dpi) newspaper (150dpi) book/magazine (300dpi) |




