Benjamin Latrobe [videorecording] : America's first architect / a film by Kunhardt McGee productions and WETA, Washington, D.C. ; produced by Sabin Streeter and Michael Epstein ; written by Paul Goldberger and Sabin Streeter ; directed by Michael Epstein

Additional Titles:: America's first architect
Published:: [United States] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2010]
Copyright Date:: ©2010
Physical Description:: 1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Additional Creators:: Streeter, Sabin, Epstein, Michael, Goldberger, Paul, Kunhardt McGee Productions, WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), and PBS Distribution (Firm)

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Language Note:

Closed-captioned; described for the visually impaired.

Summary:

The compelling saga of the man who designed much of official Washington, including the central portions of the United States Capitol. His ideas ultimately defined the first uniquely 'American' architecture, but his life was a tumultuous series of creative successes and personal catastrophes, ending with his death in poverty in New Orleans.

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ISBN:

9781608831937
1608831930

Audience Notes:

Not rated.

Note:

Documentary.

Creation/Production Credits Note:

Editor, Ed Barteski, Jr.

Participant/Performer Note:

Hosted by Paul Goldberger.

Data/Place of Event:

Originally broadcast on PBS.

Technical Details:

DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.

Terms of Use and Reproduction:

No public performance rights. Classroom instruction and home use permitted.

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