U.S. and Canadian Dissertations, 2007

@article{2008USAC,
  title={U.S. and Canadian Dissertations, 2007},
  author={},
  journal={The Art Bulletin},
  year={2008},
  volume={90},
  pages={307 - 340}
}
  • Published 1 June 2008
  • Art
  • The Art Bulletin
D' ANNIBAL.LE, MARIA, "Urban Space in Fascist Italy: Contested Grounds for Mass Spectacle, Tourism, and Celebration of the Historic Past; The Case of Verona" (Pittsburgh, B. McCloskey, K. Savage) CUTHBERT, NANCY, "The Fountain Sculptures of George TsuTakawa" (University of Victoria, C. Thomas) B A W EJ A, V AND A N A, "Otto Koenigsberger: Tropical Architect from Princely Mysore to PostColonial London" (Michigan, R. Fishman) 
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