The Civic Architecture of Paul Cret

Cret designed the Indianapolis Public Library and the Folger Shakespeare Library.

Contents:
Cret in France : 1878-1903 family and education: Lyon and Paris
The Concours Chenevard
The Pan American Union building competition: a lesson in Beaux-Arts design
The Indianapolis public library: a type for the United States
The Nebraska State Capitol competition
The Detroit Institute of Arts: the art museum between history and pleasure
The Hartford County Building and Courthouse: a crisis of classicism
The Folger Shakespeare library : style as parti
Two last competitions: the Federal Reserve Board and the Smithsonian Gallery of Art