Lost Wright

Lost Wright

Author: Carla Lind

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9780684813066

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The author details more than one hundred of Wright's buildings that no longer exist--lost to fire, natural disaster, changes in fashion or economy, or intended to be temporary.


Frank Lloyd Wright--the Lost Years, 1910-1922

Frank Lloyd Wright--the Lost Years, 1910-1922

Author: Anthony Alofsin

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 9780226013664

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New definition to the little-known work Wright produced during this period, which he describes as Wright's primitivist phase. He traces this influence in his art through Wright's explorations of primitivist sources, innovations in sculpture, and an intensification of the architect's use of ornament. Less tangible, but as important, was Wright's view of himself, his art, and society, and Alofsin uncovers the European impact on the architect's image of himself as a.


Hometown Architect

Hometown Architect

Author: Patrick F. Cannon

Publisher: Pomegranate

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9780764937460

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Oak Park and River Forest are a mecca for Wright scholars and enthusiasts. Nowhere else can one visit so many Frank Lloyd Wright buildings and experience the architect's Prairie-style philosophy so fully. Hometown Architect is a thorough chronicle of that experience. Even if you have not had the good fortune to see these houses firsthand, the textual and photographic tours comprising this book will make you feel as though you have. Hometown Architect presents twenty-seven Wright homes, and Unity Temple, documenting one of the architect's most influential periods of his career. The last chapter surveys eight lost, altered, and possibly Wright homes. More than ninety photographs of the buildings' exteriors and interiors are accompanied by descriptive captions, while introductory text to each chapter details the story behind each commission, addressing Wright's relationships with his clients, the importance of each building in Wright's oeuvre, and the characteristics that make each house unique. The endpapers of this book feature a map locating all the sites discussed. By Patrick F. Cannon, introduction by Paul Kruty, photography by James Caulfield. Published in cooperation with the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust.


Frank Lloyd Wright's Forgotten House

Frank Lloyd Wright's Forgotten House

Author: Nicholas D. Hayes

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Pres

Published: 2021-04-27

Total Pages: 199

ISBN-13: 0299331806

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Frank Lloyd Wright's foray into affordable housing--the American System-Built Homes--is frequently overlooked. When Nicholas and Angela Hayes became stewards of one of them, they began to unearth evidence that revealed a one-hundred-year-old fiasco fueled by competing ambitions and conflicting visions that eventually gave way to Wright's most creative period.


Reconstructing the Garrick

Reconstructing the Garrick

Author: John Vinci

Publisher: Alphawood Exhibitions

Published: 2021-09-07

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9781517912802

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A beautifully designed and lavishly illustrated biography of one of Chicago's greatest lost buildings For six months in 1961, Richard Nickel, John Vinci, and David Norris salvaged the interior and exterior ornamentation of the Garrick Theater, Adler & Sullivan's magnificent architectural masterpiece in Chicago's theater district. The building was replaced by a parking garage, and its demolition ignited the historic preservation movement in Chicago. The Garrick (originally the Schiller Building) was built in 1892 and featured elaborate embellishments, especially in its theater and exterior, including the ornamentation and colorful decorative stenciling that would become hallmarks of Louis Sullivan's career. Reconstructing the Garrick documents the enormous salvaging job undertaken to preserve elements of the building's design, but also presents the full life story of the Garrick, featuring historic and architectural photographs, essays by prominent architectural and art historians, interviews, drawings, ephemera from throughout its lively history and details of its remarkable ornamentation--a significant resource and compelling tribute to one of Chicago's finest lost buildings. A seventy-two-page facsimile of Richard Nickel's salvage workbook is tipped into the binding.


Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright

Author: Barry Bergdoll

Publisher: Moma

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9781633450264

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Published in conjunction with a major exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, this catalogue reveals new perspectives on the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, a designer so prolific and familiar as to nearly preclude critical reexamination. Structured as a series of inquiries into the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives, the book is a collection of scholarly explorations rather than an attempt to construct a master narrative. Each chapter centers on a key object from the archive that an invited author has "unpacked"-interpreting and contextualizing it, tracing its meanings and connections, and juxtaposing it with other works from the archive, from MoMA, or from outside collections. The publication aims to open up Wright's work to questions, interrogations, and debates, and to highlight interpretations by contemporary scholars, both established Wright experts and others considering this iconic figure from new and illuminating perspectives.


Frank Lloyd Wright in New York

Frank Lloyd Wright in New York

Author: Jane King Hession

Publisher: Gibbs Smith

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 9781423601012

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'Frank Lloyd wright in New York: The Plaza Years, 1954-1959', examines the momentous five-year period when one of the world's greatest architects and one of the world's greatest cities coexisted. Authors Jane Hession and Debra Prickel bring each of these unequalled characters to life, exploring the fascinating contradiction between Wright's often-voiced disdain of New York and his pride and pleasure of living in one of the city's greatest landmarks: the Plaza Hotel. From his suite, or 'Taliesin the Third', as it became known, Wright supervised construction of the Guggenheim, sparred with the New York press, and received many famous vistitors such as Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller. home...;Michael Carroll, a renowned astronomical and paleo artist for more than twenty years, has done work for NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. His art has appeared in many magazines, including 'Time', 'National Geographic', 'Sky & Telescope', and ' Asimov's Science Fiction'. One of his paintings flew aboard MIR; another is resting at the bottom of the Atlantic, aboard Russia's ill-fated Mars 96 spacecraft. nd development without constraining


Frank Lloyd Wright's Seth Peterson Cottage

Frank Lloyd Wright's Seth Peterson Cottage

Author: John Eifler

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13:

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The Seth Peterson Cottage in Wisconsin's Mirror Lake State Park was one of Frank Lloyd Wright's last Wisconsin designs, and his smallest at 880 square feet. Read about the history, construction, and renovation efforts of this tiny treasure, which was rescued from ruin. You'll want to plan a visit soon to the cottage that is open to the public and can be rented by anyone, provided they respect the building.