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| Genre/Form: | History |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Fowler, Penny, 1940- Frank Lloyd Wright. San Francisco : Pomegranate, ©2002 (OCoLC)606902653 |
| Named Person: | Frank Lloyd Wright; Frank Lloyd Wright; Frank Lloyd Wright; Frank Lloyd Wright |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Penny Fowler; Frank Lloyd Wright |
| ISBN: | 0764920170 9780764920172 0764917404 9780764917400 |
| OCLC Number: | 48032483 |
| Description: | ix, 133 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm |
| Contents: | Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Experiments and discoveries -- Chapter 2: Arts and crafts: the art of the book -- Chapter 3: International influences -- Chapter 4: Chicago, Europe, and The Wasmuth portfolios -- Chapter 5: Murals: Midway Gardens and the Imperial Hotel -- Chapter 6: Japan and Europe -- Chapter 7: Wendingen Wrightnummers -- Chapter 8: Liberty -- Chapter 9: World Unity -- Chapter 10: Surveying a life's work: exhibitions and publications -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Responsibility: | Penny Fowler. |
Abstract:
Book Description: Frank Lloyd Wright's mammoth contribution to architecture is universally acknowledged, but his graphic work has been largely overlooked in the existing literature about this seminal architect. His designs for typography, books, posters, murals, and magazines have remained relatively obscure, even though they are key components of his oeuvre. Penny Fowler has thoroughly investigated the artist's innovative graphic work and placed it within the context of various aesthetic movements, from Arts and Crafts to Bauhaus and De Stijl. Wright's publications - including The House Beautiful and An Autobiography - his delineations for the Wasmuth Portfolio, and his mural designs for Midway Gardens and the Imperial Hotel are explored, and one chapter is devoted to the festive covers Wright created for Liberty magazine. (Wright's designs were considered far too radical from the current trends, so Liberty turned them down.) Now this important part of the artist's work has been succinctly reviewed and amply illustrated. The ten chapters - carefully annotated with endnotes - explore Wright's foray into the world of graphic design, including book design; his influence by international sources; and his visits to Japan and Europe. Exhibitions and publications are included in the last chapter. Frank Lloyd Wright: Graphic Artist suggests that the man's genius simply knew no bounds.
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