Joseph Manca  
Professor of Art History
George Washington's Eye: Architecture, Landscape, and Art at Mount Vernon

Having established a superior record of publication in Italian Renaissance art history, Manca now turns his attention to American art and architecture with his current book project, the first sustained study of George Washington’s aesthetics as found at Mount Vernon.  He will analyze and interpret Washington’s estate in its historical and artistic context, as he puts it, “during a seminal generation in the formation of American culture and values.” The book will shed light not only on the intellectual qualities of Washington himself, but on the vibrant intellectual culture of 18th-century America.