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Genre/Form: | Biography Biographies History Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: McCarter, Robert, 1955- Frank Lloyd Wright. London : Reaktion, 2006 (OCoLC)607394170 |
Named Person: | Frank Lloyd Wright; Frank Lloyd Wright; Frank Lloyd Wright |
Material Type: | Biography |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Robert McCarter |
ISBN: | 1861892683 9781861892683 |
OCLC Number: | 62761718 |
Description: | 224 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. |
Contents: | Introduction: Wright at the defining moment -- 1. Unity and nature's geometry -- 2. Chicago and the tradition of practice -- 3. White city and new world monumentality -- 4. Prairie house and the progressive movement -- 5. Europe and the shining brow -- 6. Eastern garden and western desert -- 7. Fellowship and the disappearing city -- 8. Natural house and the fountainhead -- 9. Usonia lost and found -- Epilogue: Wright in the rearview mirror. |
Series Title: | Critical lives. |
Responsibility: | Robert McCarter. |
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'Writing in succinct prose devoid of academic jargon, McCarter explains what made Wright's architecture so revolutionary ... While acknowledging Wright's greatness, McCarter has not written a hagiography ... McCarter's book could have been half as long again; it's that much of a pleasure to read.' - ARTnews 'Robert McCarter ... has produced a superb single-volume work that fills in the gaps of Wright's vast influence ... well-written and superbly illustrated. The work contains a thorough index of references as well as a comprehensive bibliography. It is an excellent contribution to the "Critical Lives" series' - Journal of Illinois History Read more...

