| St Elizabeths in Washington, D.C.: Architecture of an Asylum Contributor(s): Leavitt, Sarah A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467141720 ISBN-13: 9781467141727 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2019 |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Medical | Mental Health - Architecture | Buildings - Landmarks & Monuments |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.00 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Washington, D.C. - Geographic Orientation - District of Columbia - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
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| Publisher Description: This well-illustrated book follows an exhibition at the National Building Museum, highlighting the ways that this specialized architecture and landscape served the mentally ill. St. Elizabeth's has been a mental health hospital in Wash |
Contributor Bio(s): Leavitt, Sarah A.: - Sarah A. Leavitt is a curator at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., where her exhibition subjects have included low-income renter eviction, community policing and the history of the parking garage. She is the editor of Taliesin Diary: A Year with Frank Lloyd Wright (Norton, 2013) and the author of From Catharine Beecher to Martha Stewart: A Cultural History of Domestic Advice (University of North Carolina Press, 2002). Leavitt graduated from Wesleyan University and holds a PhD in American studies from Brown University. She lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with her husband and son. |
