Frank Lloyd Wright : Europe and beyond / edited by Anthony Alofsin.

Contributor(s):

Alofsin, Anthony [editor.]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0520211162
9780520211162

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

720.92 21

LOC classification:

NA737.W7 F6785 1999

Online resources:

Contributor biographical information

Contents:

Acknowledgments -- 1. Wright, influence, and the world at large / Anthony Alofsin -- 2. Wright and Japan / Margo Stipe -- 3. Kindred spirits: Holland, Wright, and Wijdeveld / Mariëtte van Stralen -- 4. Wright and Italy: a recollection / Bruno Zevi -- 5. Wright and Italy: the promise of organic architecture / Maristella Casciato -- 6. Useful hostage: constructing Wright in Soviet Russia and France / Jean-Louis Cohen -- 7. Wright and Great Britain / Andrew Saint -- 8. Wright and South America / Alberto Sartori -- 9. Towards an organic architecture in Mexico / Keith Eggener -- 8. Wright's Baghdad / Mina Marefat -- Notes -- List of Contributors -- Photo Credits -- Index.

Summary: "Ask Americans to think of a famous architect and the person they are most likely to name is Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright's work, his reputation, and his long and colorful career have made him an icon of modern American architecture. But despite his status as America's most celebrated architect, his influence throughout an active practice spanning the years 1896 to 1959 is so wide and complex that it has been difficult to grasp fully.The essays in this book look not at the United States, the context usually associated with Wright, but at countries around the globe. Anthony Alofsin has assembled a superb collection of scholars to examine Wright's importance from Japan to Great Britain, France to Chile, Mexico to Russia, and the Middle East. Interwoven in the essays are stories of champions and critics, rivals and acolytes, books and exhibitions, attitudes toward America and individualism, and the many ways Wright's ideas were brought to the world. Together the essays represent a first look at Wright's impact abroad, some from the perspective of natives of the countries discussed and others from that of informed outsiders. Of special note is Bruno Zevi's firsthand account of traveling with Wright in Italy. Zevi was instrumental in bringing Wright's ideas to Italy and in helping launch the movement for organic architecture. Of unusual interest in light of today's events in Iraq is Mina Marefat's essay on Wright's elaborate designs for a cultural center for the city of Baghdad. The Baghdad projects, which were never realized after the assassination of King Faisal II, were Wright's principal focus in his last decade.In searching out the little known rather than reexamining the well-established aspects of Frank Lloyd Wright's work, this collection is a rewarding exploration of his vision and influence."--Publisher description.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	City Campus City Campus Main Collection	720.92 WRI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		A187184B

"Ahmanson Murphy fine arts imprint.".

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-263) and index.

"Ask Americans to think of a famous architect and the person they are most likely to name is Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright's work, his reputation, and his long and colorful career have made him an icon of modern American architecture. But despite his status as America's most celebrated architect, his influence throughout an active practice spanning the years 1896 to 1959 is so wide and complex that it has been difficult to grasp fully.The essays in this book look not at the United States, the context usually associated with Wright, but at countries around the globe. Anthony Alofsin has assembled a superb collection of scholars to examine Wright's importance from Japan to Great Britain, France to Chile, Mexico to Russia, and the Middle East. Interwoven in the essays are stories of champions and critics, rivals and acolytes, books and exhibitions, attitudes toward America and individualism, and the many ways Wright's ideas were brought to the world. Together the essays represent a first look at Wright's impact abroad, some from the perspective of natives of the countries discussed and others from that of informed outsiders. Of special note is Bruno Zevi's firsthand account of traveling with Wright in Italy. Zevi was instrumental in bringing Wright's ideas to Italy and in helping launch the movement for organic architecture. Of unusual interest in light of today's events in Iraq is Mina Marefat's essay on Wright's elaborate designs for a cultural center for the city of Baghdad. The Baghdad projects, which were never realized after the assassination of King Faisal II, were Wright's principal focus in his last decade.In searching out the little known rather than reexamining the well-established aspects of Frank Lloyd Wright's work, this collection is a rewarding exploration of his vision and influence."--Publisher description.

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