Frank Lloyd Wright :American Master
Frank Lloyd Wright :American Master
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Published:
21 April, 2009
hardback
Published:
21 April, 2009
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With 350 color photographs collected in a compact volume, this breathtaking design coffee table book offers a survey of Wright’s life in architecture in a portable format.
Featuring more than 100 discrete works, from the well-known to the obscure, expertly discussed in the text of highly respected Wright scholar Kathryn Smith, Frank Lloyd Wright weaves a gorgeous tapestry that will engage the mind and delight the eye.
An extraordinarily abundant trove of architectural riches, the book includes:
• Early Work: Such as the Home and Studio in Oak Park, IL (1889)
• Textile Block Houses: Evocative scenes of Los Angeles in the mid-1920s
• Seminal Masterpieces: Including Fallingwater in the Pennsylvania wilderness (1935) and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York (1956)
A stunning overview of the work of this towering American genius, this compact architecture book encompasses the entirety of Frank Lloyd Wright’s long and extraordinarily prolific career.
Featuring more than 100 discrete works, from the well-known to the obscure, expertly discussed in the text of highly respected Wright scholar Kathryn Smith, Frank Lloyd Wright weaves a gorgeous tapestry that will engage the mind and delight the eye.
An extraordinarily abundant trove of architectural riches, the book includes:
• Early Work: Such as the Home and Studio in Oak Park, IL (1889)
• Textile Block Houses: Evocative scenes of Los Angeles in the mid-1920s
• Seminal Masterpieces: Including Fallingwater in the Pennsylvania wilderness (1935) and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York (1956)
A stunning overview of the work of this towering American genius, this compact architecture book encompasses the entirety of Frank Lloyd Wright’s long and extraordinarily prolific career.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780847832361 |
| ISBN10 | 0847832368 |
| Number Of Pages | 400 |
| Item Weight | 1463 g |
| Product Dimensions | 246 x 170 x 38 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Rizzoli International Publications |
| Format | hardback |
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Author's Bio
Alan Weintraub is the photographer for Rizzoli’s Frank Lloyd Wright: The Houses, Frank Lloyd Wright: Prairie Houses, Frank Lloyd Wright: Mid-Century Modern, Oscar Niemeyer Houses, and The Architecture of John Lautner.
Kathryn Smith is an architecture historian, preservation consultant, author, and lecturer. She is the author of Frank Lloyd Wright: Hollyhock House & Olive Hill and a contributor to Frank Lloyd Wright: The Houses and Frank Lloyd Wright: Prairie Houses.