Details of Frank Lloyd Wright
Details of Frank Lloyd Wright

Author: Judith Dunham

Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9780811800822

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Renowned for the innovatively styled facades of the buildings he designed, master architect Frank Lloyd Wright was also famous for creating many of their interior details. The first book to feature these elements in an expansive, photographic format, this elegant survey offers a comprehensive look at each of the 24 California homes and public buildings designed by Wright over a 60-year period--including the celebrated Barnsdall and Sturges residences and the Marin County Civic center--down to individual decorative details, such as furniture, lighting, and draperies. Complete with an introduction by Wright's grandson, Eric Lloyd Wright; 175 full-color photographs; and a thoughtful, concise text, this outstanding volume will make an important addition to the architecture and design bookshelf.

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.

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

"Ausgeführte Bauten" of 1911

Author: Frank Lloyd Wright

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1982-01-01

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 9780486243818

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207 rare photos of Oak Park period, first great buildings: Unity Temple, Dana house, Larkin factory, more. Complete photos of Wasmuth edition. New Introduction.

Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright

Author: Kathryn Smith

Publisher: Abbeville Publishing Group

Published: 1998-03

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13:

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Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) is unquestionably America's most celebrated architect. In fact, his career was so long and his accomplishments so varied it can be difficult still to grasp the full range of Wright's achievement.