Leon Vaudoyer: Historicism in the Age of Industry

by Barry Bergdoll

Vaudoyer (1803-72) was a leader in the French movement to make architecture reflect its place in history and contribute to progress. Bergdoll (art history and archaeology, Columbia U.) explores the institutional settings of Vaudoyer's training and practice; the politics of his immediate mentors, patrons, and clients; and the constituencies that influenced his commissions. He also documents the major contributions of Vaudoyer's father, A.-L.-T. Vaudoyer, to the same movement. Illustrated in black and white. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

349 pages, Hardcover

First published November 29, 1994

About the author

Barry Bergdoll is professor of architectural history in the department of art history and archaeology at Columbia University and the Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.