In Jefferson's shadow : the architecture of Thomas R. Blackburn /
Bryan Clark Green ; with a foreword by Richard Guy Wilson.
- First edition.
- xxii, 272 pages : illustrations (some colour), map, plans (some colour) ; 32 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-96) and index.
Thomas Jefferson, the University of Virginia, and the architectural education of Thomas R. Blackburn -- Designing in Jefferson's shadow : Blackburn's Alebemarle County houses -- Stepping out of the shadow : Blackburn's move to Staunton -- Building a Jeffersonian architecture of reform : Blackburn's work at the western lunatic asylum -- Blackburn's late works in Staunton and Augusta County -- Conclusion : Thomas R. Blackburn and classical architecture in Virginia -- Plates -- Catalogue of items in the Thomas R. Blackburn collection. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. App.
"In Jefferson's Shadow is a unique document of the relationship between a little-known but highly skilled country builder and the American statesman widely considered this nation's finest gentleman architect. It is also an indispensable resource on the little-understood practice of architecture in the early and mid-nineteenth century."--BOOK JACKET.