Temple of Invention: History of a National Landmark

$19.95 at Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Author: Charles J. RobertsonCo-Publisher: Scala Publishers Ltd.Publication Date: 2006Museum: SAAM/NPGPages: 112 pp.: ill. (38 color)ISBN: 1-85759-385-5Softcover This lavishly illustrated history of America’s Patent Office Building illuminates the importance of a treasured national landmark. Today the building is home to two Smithsonian museums, the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery. The book’s rich historical details from the 1830s to the present will be of particular interest…