Title: Portal to the Corps: Chronicling the National Museum of the Marine Corps
Author: Joseph Alexander
Publisher: Images Publishing Group Pty. Ltd.
Publication Date: 2008-02-25
ISBN: 1864702095
Type: Hardcover
Condition: New
Jacket condition: None as issued
Notes: Brand new hardcover copy, purchased directly from publisher. Perfect condition. Gift worthy.
About the Book
- Official monograph looking at the new U.S. Marine Corps Museum located in Washington, D.C. Release timed to coincide with building's first anniversary
- Striking structure designed by Fentress Architects reflects well-known image of Marine flag-raising ceremony on Mt. Suribachi on Iwo Jima
- Features essays by Colonel Joseph Alexander, General Ron Christmas, General Gerald McKay, Colonel Joseph Long and architect Curtis Worth Fentress
- Hundreds of photographs and drawings trace the building from inception to completion
- Valuable to anyone interested in U.S. military history and museums
The National Museum of the Marine Corps was born by an act of Congress, which in the late 1980s appropriated seed money for each branch of the U.S. military to build a national museum. The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation and Naval Facilities held a national design competition to select the museum's architects.
Fentress Bradburn Architects emerged as the winner with a design inspired by the heroic flag-raising atop Mount Suriachi on Iwo Jima during World War II, the most recognized and enduring symbol of the Marine Corps. The museum opened in November 2006 and has come to be considered an architectural treasure as its spire evokes notions of swords at salute, aircraft climbing in to the heavens, or a howitzer at the ready. The dramatic composition of its structural lines embodies the spirit of the Marine Corps, a poised balance of strength and stability.
This compelling monograph is a collection of essays by those who labored on the National Museum of the Marine Corps from inception to completion. Writers include Colonel Joseph Alexander, General Ron Christmas, General Gerald McKay, Colonel Joseph Long and architect Curtis Worth Fentress.
Cover price: $60.00
