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DESCRIPTION |
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2010 |
2010/2013
(5th)
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Frank Lloyd
Wright, a Fiesole cento
anni dopo 1910/2010 (Soft
Cover) (Published by Giunti,
Milano, Italy) |
Pescio, Claudio |
Published in Italian and
English. Published in
conjunction with the
exhibition, "Frank Lloyd
Wright in Fiesole. One hundred
years later 1910/2010" held in
Fiesole, Italy from June 17 -
August 30, at the
Archeological Museum. It will
gather, among others, an array
of drawings and documents from
the Frank Lloyd Wright
Foundation in Scottsdale,
Arizona and the University of
Utah Library, many of which
have never before been seen in
Italy. They will be
extraordinarily displayed
together...
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Pp 103 |
2010.46.0721 |
2010
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Frank Lloyd Wright and His
New American Architecture (Published by the Wisconsin Historical Society
Press, Madison, Wisconsin, as part of the Badger Biographies Series.) |
Kann, Bob |
Chronicles the vibrant life
of one of the world's most famous architects. Wright's prolific career
spanned more than 70 years, and he created more than 1,100 designs.
Author Bob Kann brings readers into the eccentric stories behind some of
Frank Lloyd Wright's landmark buildings. Find out about Wright's Oak
Park home, known to locals as "the house with a tree growing through
it;" the Robie House, which is shaped like a battleship; and
Fallingwater, which is built on a waterfall. Learn how Wright...
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Pp 103 |
2010.12.1012 |
2010
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Frank Lloyd Wright, Complete
Works 1917-1942 (Hard Cover, Boxed) (Published by Taschen GmbH,
Hohenzollernring, Koln) |
Pfeiffer, Bruce Brooks;
Editor: Gossel, Peter |
This second volume deals
with the work after World War I, beginning with the Imperial Hotel,
covering Wright's quest to design affordable houses to Fallingwater
being the dramatic climax. From 1917 through the Depression, up until
1942, he designed continually. Wright saw many projects go unrealized,
but built on new concepts. His block building system led to the famous
Ennis house in Los Angeles. In 1936 he completed the Herbert Jacobs
house, using his new "Usonian" techniques...
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Pp 488 |
2010.01.0310 |
2010
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright
in Buffalo and Western New York (Soft Cover) (Published by Western New
York Wares, Inc., Buffalo) |
Sheridan, Jan Booth |
Western New York
is home to one of the world's largest and most diverse collections of
structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, America's most famous
architect. Now that awe-inspiring collection of great architecture is
catalogued in the new book, Frank Lloyd Wright In Western New York.
Sheridan takes a closer look at these prominent sites: The Darwin D.
Martin House Complex, considered to be Wright's most important house
design, and an early example of Prairie School design...
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Pp 96 |
2010.29.0917 |
2010
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright: 2011
Engagement Calendar (Soft Cover, Metal comb binding with boxed slipcase)
(Published by Pomegranate Communications, Inc., Petaluma, CA) |
Pomegranate |
Over a career that stretched
into seven decades, Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) changed the shape of
American architecture. Wright's buildings seemed to grow from their
surroundings, and each was a coordinated composition inside and out, an
expression of what he termed 'organic architecture.' This calendar's
thirty-two photographs of classic Wright exteriors, interiors, and
details are accompanied by concise, insightful descriptions, as well as
quotations from Wright... Continue... |
Pp 120 |
2010.05.0711 |
2010
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Frank Lloyd Wright: 50 Key
Buildings By America's Greatest Architect (Hard Cover DJ) (Published by
Quercus Publishing Plc., London. First published in 2009. This new
edition published in 2010.) |
Wilkinson, Philip |
Frank Lloyd Wright has a strong
claim to be North America's greatest architect. By the time he died,
American architecture had been transformed and a new, distinctive kind
of building had evolved that reflected the needs of people living in the
cities and in The open spaces of the US. Frank Lloyd Wright was one of
the most important creators of this new architecture, as well as the
designer of some of America's most beautiful and memorable buildings.
Wright's undoubted genius lay in his ability to think an idea...
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Pp 176 |
2010.24.1016 |
2010
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin
House Complex (Published by the Martin House Restoration Corporation,
Buffalo, New York) |
Neufeld, Lesley |
First published in 2004.
"Rebirth and Restoration. The Martin House Complex 1903-05. Frank Lloyd
Wright's genius is weaving together structures and landscape, interior
and exterior is abundantly evident in the Darwin D. Martin Complex
(1903-05), where each element is the arrangement of five buildings is
harmoniously integrated with gardens and grounds. The Martin House
Complex represents the first time in Wright's celebrated career when he
had the opportunity to express his...
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Pp 35 |
2010.19.0414 |
2010
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House
(Soft Cover) (Published by Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust in
association with Marquad Books, Inc., Seattle) |
Introduction: Goldberger, Paul;
Weil, Zarine; Bachand, Cheryl; Reis, Brian |
Inside front cover: "Frank Lloyd
Wright's Robie House is a rich visual presentation of one of the most
significant buildings of the twentieth century. All-new color
photographs bring a fresh eye to the subtleties of Wright's design. More
than fifty exceptional images capture the bold geometric composition,
daring cantilevers, dramatically open floor plan, stunning art glass and
functional ornamentation. Architectural critic Paul Goldberger's
introduction discusses Wright's iconic creation as an...
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Pp 47 |
2010.45.1120 |
2010
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright's SC
Johnson Research Tower (Hard Cover DJ) (Published by Pomegranate
Communication, Inc., Petaluma, CA) |
Hertzberg, Mark |
Frank Lloyd Wright's SC
Johnson Research Tower in Racine, Wisconsin, is one of modern
architecture's most significant landmarks. Completed in 1950, the
fifteen-story skyscraper is the only existing example of Wright's
ambitious taproot design. Like limbs from a tree trunk, alternating
square floors and round mezzanines branch out from the weight-bearing
central core-a truly revolutionary idea at the time and an engineering
marvel today. In 1943 H. F. Johnson Jr., president of the SC...
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Pp 80 |
2010.13.0513 |
2010
 |
Frank Lloyd
Wright, Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin, U.S.A., 1911- /
Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.A., 1937- (Soft Cover)
(Published by ADA Edita, Tokyo) |
Edited and photographed by:
Futagawa, Yukio; Text: Pfeiffer, Bruce Brooks |
GA: Residential Masterpieces 09.
Published in Japanese and English. Publisher's description: "This large
book of two pivotal Frank Lloyd Wright projects is an examination of
just one: the architect's self-designed home, as built at different
locations in Wisconsin and Arizona from 1911 to the late 1930s. Colour
photography by Yukio Futugawa captures the pioneering spirit of Wright's
domestic innovation, while Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer's text examines these
buildings" architectural significance...
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Pp 111 |
2010.38.0419 |
2010
 |
Paper New York. Build Your
Own Big Apple (Soft Cover) (Published by Universal Publishing, A
Division of Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., New York) |
Black, Kell |
Includes the Guggenheim
Museum. From the Battery to the Bronx, this book showcases New York's
architectural landmarks in three-dimensional die-cut models ready to
press out. Paper New York showcases three-dimensional replications of
the city's legendary and iconic locations and celebrates the talent and
imagination of the architects, engineers, and builders of the world's
most famous skyline... (Publisher's description.) Original list price
$19.95. 10 x 8. (First Edition) |
Pp 47 |
2010.16.0813 |
2010
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The Finest Rooms in America.
Fifty Influential Interiors from the Eighteenth Century to the Present.
(Hard Cover DJ) (Published by The Monacelli Press, a division of Random
House, Inc., New York) |
Jayne, Thomas with Walker, Ann |
Of the 50 homes, it includes the
Living Room of Hollyhock House, Los Angeles, California, pages 52-55.
"Built between 1919 and 1921 for oil heiress Aline Barnsdall, Hollyhock
House was Frank Lloyd Wright's
first project in California. Had a full scheme been realized, the house
would have stood as the centerpiece of a theater community with several
other buildings on a 36-acre site known as Olive Hill..." Includes two
photographs, by Tim Street-Porter / Esto and Larry Underhill. Original
list...
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Pp 207 |
2010.25.0217 |
2010
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The Historic Park Inn Hotel and
City National Bank (Soft Cover) (Published by Wright on the Park, Inc.
Mason City, Iowa) |
Haun, Katherine |
Back Cover: The Historic
Park Inn Hotel and City National Bank was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
in his early architectural period called Prairie School. Wright was
commissioned by J. E.. Markley and James Blythe to design a modern bank,
office, and hotel building on the prominent corner of State and Main
(now Federal) Streets in the bustling city center of Mason City, Iowa.
Characterized by wide overhangs, low proportions, and use of natural
building materials, Wright's work on...
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Pp 90 |
2010.41.1019 |
2010
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20th Century Art
& Design, March 7, 2010, Treadway / Toomey (Published by Treadway /
Toomey Gallery, Inc., Cincinnati, Oak Park) |
Treadway / Toomey Gallery,
Inc. |
Item 308 "Important Frank
Lloyd Wright rendering; early presentation drawing for the Frances
Apartments, 1895, demolished in 1971. Watercolor delineated for Wright
by Paul Lautrup. Sighed by Wright and Lautrup. The Francis Apartments
were commissioned by the Terra Haute Trust Co. and built as middle-class
housing on Chicago's south side. Sixteen Wright items on pages: Cover,
47-49, 51. Original list price $35.00. Soft Cover 8.5 x 11.
(First Edition) |
Pp 200 |
2010.02.0310 |
2010
 |
Wright Panorama. Elements of
Frank Lloyd Wright's Architecture in 360 Degrees. (Hard Cover, DJ)
(Published by Lightborne Publishing, Inc. in partnership with The
Westcott House Foundation and Orange Frazer Press, Wilmington, Ohio |
Foreward by: Wright, Eric
Lloyd; Photography by: Schiff, Thomas R.; Essays by: Stipe, Margo;
Perkins, Scott W.; Wojeik... |
Wright Panorama amplifies
the artistry of Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture with expanse. In the
more than 140 Tom Schiff panoramic photographs, Schiff reveals nearly
eighty extant buildings in Wright's oeuvre from a unique perspective.
Wright Panorama exhibits the great architect's prolific, varied, and
iconic body of work, pulling from it a new shape and offering it renewed
appeal. Eric Lloyd Wright's compelling foreword to Wright Panorama
introduces Tom Schiff and four noteworthy Wright...
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Pp 174 |
2010.04.0711 |
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2011 |
2011
 |
Auldbrass, Frank Lloyd Wright's
Southern Plantation (Hard Cover DJ) (Published by Riozzoli International
Publications, Inc., New York) |
De Long, David G.; Silver, Joel |
Originally published in 2003.
This edition includes a 28 page Epilogue. Dust Jacket: Although Frank
Lloyd Wright designed more than 1,000 projects during his long and
prolific career, Auldbrass Plantation, in Yemassee, South Carolina, is
the only plantation he ever designed. It is also one of the largest and
most complex projects he ever undertook. Wright had an unusually intense
commitment to Auldbrass, and worked on it, off and on, for more than
twenty years, from 1938 until his...
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Pp 304 |
2011.28.1020 |
2011
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Architectural and Musical
Interrelations. Counterpoint as a Tool of Composition in Music and
Architecture (Soft Cover) (Published by Patakis, Athens, Greece) |
Biris, Tasos; Demiri,
Konstantina; Tsiraki, Sofia; Athanasopoulos, Jannis; Angelou, Angelos
|
This publication includes
essays - written by five university teachers - focusing on the notion of
"counterpoint" as a tool for composition in music and in architecture.
The core issue of the book is explored in the course, taught in the
School of Architecture of the National Technical University of Athens,
entitled "Music and Architectural Correspondences: "Counterpoint" as a
Music and Architectural Tool". The book includes, conversations held
between the students and the teachers...
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Pp 367 |
2011.03.0811 |
2011
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Building The Pauson House,
The Letters of Frank Lloyd Wright and Rose Pauson (Published by
Pomegranate Communications, Inc., Petaluma, CA) |
Edited with and introduction
by Green, Allan Wright; Foreword by Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer |
"On April 11, 1943, in the
desert hills of Phoenix, Arizona, Frank Lloyd Wright's Pauson House
burned to the ground. The fire had erupted just one year after the
building's completion. But the complete obliteration of this remarkable
structure was avoided by way of an astounding archive of letters between
Wright (American, 1867-1959) and his client, artist Rose Pauson... more
than fifty previously unpublished letters written between 1938 and
1943-alongside rare site photographs and...
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Pp 96 |
2011.10.0413 |
2011
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Drawings of Frank Lloyd
Wright. 2012 Calendar. (Published by Pomegranate Communications, Inc.,
Petaluma, CA) |
Pomegranate Communica.,
Inc. |
Frank Lloyd Wright's
presentation drawings are dramatic, colorful, richly detailed images
that beautifully reflect the master architect's vision. A Wright
quotation accompanies each of the twelve drawings reproduced in this
calendar: the American System-Built House; the Annunciation Greek
Orthodox Church; the Arizona State Capitol, "Oasis"; the Raul Bailleres
House; the Cloverleaf Housing Project; the Katherine and Herbert Jacobs
House, "Solar Hemicycle"; the Jane...
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Pp 24 |
2011.04.0112 |
2011
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Fallingwater (Hard Cover -
DJ) (Published by Rizzoli
International Publication,
Inc., New York. In association
with the Western Pennsylvania
Conservancy. |
Waggoner, Lynda; De Long,
David G.; Levine, Neil;
Gunther, Justin; Reynolds,
John; Silman, Robert; Darke,
Rick... |
Publisher's Description: This
seminal volume, now back in
print in a new format and at a
reduced price, offers a deeply
immersive tour of Frank Lloyd
Wright's most legendary
building. A landmark volume to
commemorate what is arguably
the most significant private
residence of the twentieth
century. With stunning
photography commissioned
especially for the book,
Fallingwater captures the
much-loved masterpiece by
legendary architect Frank
Lloyd Wright. The book
includes authoritative...
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Pp 328 |
2011.30.1021 |
2011
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Frank Lloyd
Wright: 2012 Engagement Calendar (Soft Cover Spiral Bound with
Slip Case) (Published by Pomegranate Communications, Inc., Petaluma,
California) |
Pomegranate Communications |
Back Cover: "Frank Lloyd Wright
(American, 1867 - 1959) created modern American architecture. Few of the
houses we inhabit and love today would have been possible without his
innovations. We sleep and eat and live our lives in spaces opened up
thanks to Wright's lifelong battle against "the specious box," and our
rooms are brighter, our movements freer thanks to him. Wright built many
memorable houses for wealthy captains of industry, but he nurtured a
Usonian ideal of using simple materials...
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Pp 120 |
2011.24.1118 |
2011
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Frank Lloyd Wright, Complete
Works 1885-1916 (Hard Cover, Boxed) (Published by Taschen GmbH,
Hohenzollernring, Koln) |
Pfeiffer, Bruce Brooks;
Editor: Gossel, Peter |
Volume 1 covers the early
Chicago years and the Prairie Houses, the period which provoked a
profound influence on European architects. Wright's architectural work
during these early years was mostly residential, as it would be
throughout his career, and from his earliest work, Frank Lloyd Wright
demonstrated a knowledge of and respect for natural materials. In the
ten years between 1896 and 1906 he developed and perfected the so-called
"prairie house." Wright believed the architect...
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Pp 527 |
2011.01.0611 |
2011
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Frank Lloyd Wright On
Architecture, Nature and the Human Spirit (Published by Pomegranate
Communications, Inc., Petaluma, CA) |
Wright, Frank Lloyd; Edited
by: Pfeiffer, Bruce Brooks |
The architect of the
Guggenheim Museum, Fallingwater, the Robie House, and the Johnson Wax
Administration Building, Frank Lloyd Wright once said, "You do not learn
by way of your successes. No one does." Just as he flouted convention in
a series of astonishing buildings, so did Wright go against the grain in
his career as a writer and lecturer... Wright was brash, outspoken,
funny, irreverent, and unafraid of the most sweeping generalizations. In
Frank Lloyd Wright on Architecture, Nature...
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Pp 95 |
2011.05.0812 |
2011
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Frank Lloyd Wright's
Taliesin, Illustrated By Vintage Postcards (Soft Cover) (Published by
The University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, Wisconsin) |
Henning, Randolph C.,
Foreward by Smith, Kathryn A. |
Randolph C. Henning has
assembled a splendid collection of rare vintage postcards, some never
before published, that provides a revealing and visually unique journey
through Wright's work at Taliesin. Included are intimate images of
Taliesin at various stages and views of the building just after the
tragic 1914 fire. The postcards also depict nearby buildings designed by
Wright, including the Romeo and Juliet windmill and two buildings for
the Hillside Home School. Henning provides...
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Pp 125 |
2011.02.0711 |
2011
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Frank Lloyd Wright Designs,
The Sketches, Plans and Drawings (Hard Cover DJ) (Published by Rizzoli
International Publications, Inc. New York) |
Pfeiffer, Bruce Brooks |
The first major presentation
in decades of the visionary drawings of the artist-architect and master
designer. Frank Lloyd Wright was an architect of vast and unprecedented
vision, whose work is not only still admired by the critics and
carefully studied by historians but is also widely beloved. Comfortable
spaces, humanly scaled, with extraordinary attention to detail-as seen
in a range of architectural forms-are at the center of Wright's enduring
appeal. This vision and
attention is nowhere...
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Pp 420 |
2011.13.0714 |
2011
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Frank's Home, A Play (Published
by Theatre Communications Group, New York) |
Nelson, Richard |
"Set in the summer of 1923, when
the great architect Frank Lloyd Wright has recently left Chicago for
California, hoping to reignite a faltering career and mend relations
with his adult children. Bringing to life two great architectural
demigods, Wright and Louis Sullivan, Nelson reveals their all-too-human
frailties as well as their unshakable belief in the importance of art
over all else." (Back cover.) Original list price $14.95. 5.5 x 11.5
(First Edition) |
Pp 94 |
2011.18.0617 |
2011
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Houses By Frank Lloyd Wright (Book
of Postcards) (Published by Pomegranate Communications, Inc., Petaluma,
CA) |
Pomegranate Communications |
Book of thirty postcards. "Frank
Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) changed the shape of the American home. Over a
career the stretched into seven decades, he designed hundreds of
residences. He constantly experimented to find the most effective
designs for living, stressing natural materials and colors, open rooms,
built-in furniture, geometric patterns, and careful siting. Each home
was a coordinated composition inside and out, an expression of what he
termed organic architecture. This book of postcards showcases...
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Pp 64 |
2011.15.1116 |
2011
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On and By Frank Lloyd Wright, A
Primer of Architectural Principles (Soft Cover) (Published by Phaidon
Press Limited, London, New York) |
Edited by McCarter, Robert |
A reprint of the
2005 edition. A completion of
fourteen analytical essays that use Wright's
buildings as a means to understanding his complex creative process.
Included are previously published contributions from well-known
historians and Wright scholars such as Kenneth Frampton, Colin Rowe, and
Gwendolyn Wright, John Sergeant, Kathryn Smith, Neil Levine, Jonathan Lipman
as well as new commentary from the book's editor, Robert McCarter. It
also includes three of Wright's essays...
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Pp 372 |
2011.26.0520 |
2011
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Poetic Principles of Organic
Architecture (Soft Cover
Spiral Bound) (Published by
Ney Tait Fraser) |
Compiled and photographed by
Fraser, Ney Tait; Text:
Wright, Frank Lloyd |
A compilation of forty-three
quotes by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Each quote is preceded by a
photograph by Ney Tait Fraser.
Some photographs are scenes
from nature, a majority are of
the work by Frank Lloyd
Wright. Dedicated to Frances
Nemtin and B.D. Collier.
Inscribed by the author.
Acquired from a bookshop in
the united Kingdom. 11 x 8.5
(First Edition) |
Pp 89 |
2011.32.0222 |
2011
 |
Saving Wright. The Freeman House
and The Preservation of Meaning, Materials, and Modernity (Hard Cover
DJ) (Published by W. W. Norton &Company, New York, London) |
Chusid, Jeffrey M. |
"Saving Wright chronicles the
ongoing struggle to save Wright's Freeman House in the Hollywood Hills,
the setting for fascinating people and events but deeply flawed from the
time it was built ninety-five years ago. The Freeman House was an
experiment born out of Frank Lloyd Wright's polemical vision of a new
kind of architecture for the middle class, for modern America, and, in
particular, for the Los Angeles foothills. Its design and construction
were difficult, thus, along with many poor decisions...
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Pp 256 |
2011.16.0317 |
2011
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Susan Lawrence: The Enigma in the
Wright House ( Soft Cover) (Published by Bookstand Publishing, Morgan
Hill, CA) |
Volkmann, Roberta |
"In 1902 Susan Lawrence
commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to "remodel" her deceased father's home
in Springfield, Illinois. The project grew and became a blonde Roman
brick mansion with 35 rooms on 16 different levels. An anomaly in
Springfield, the house is a masterpiece that still stands today as one
of Wright's finest Prairie designs. Now called the Dana-Thomas House, it
is an Illinois State Historic Site that has been visited by thousands.
The woman behind the project, Susan Lawrence...
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Pp 106 |
2011.22.0718 |
2011
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Under the Skies. The Apprentice
Desert Shelters At Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West (Hard Cover DJ)
(Published by Pomegranate Communications, Inc., Petaluma, CA) |
Pfeiffer, Bruce Brooks; Sidy,
Victor E. |
Nestled among the cactus thickets
and dry washes of the Arizona desert lies an intriguing landscape of
architectural experiments. Sometimes encompassing a paloverde tree or
suspended many feet above the desert floor, these small dwellings,
conceived by architecture students as alternatives to tents and
dormitory rooms, embrace - and in their own way, celebrate - the
natural, rugged terrain surrounding Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West.
The earliest shelters were created by adventurous apprentices at the
Taliesin...
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Pp 72 |
2011.17.0517 |
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2012 |
2012
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A Little More Line, A Kite's View
of Wisconsin & Beyond (Soft Cover) (Published by Itchy Cat Press, Blkue
Mounds, Wisconsin) |
Wilson, Craig M. |
A Little More Line has stunning
images taken from an unusual perspective: a camera suspended from a kite
and operated by remote control. Wilson's photographs are from a real
bird's eye view and reveal a fresh new perspective. Scenes from around
Wisconsin and over the borders into Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, and
Illinois include capitols and bike races, farms and forests, Apostle
Islands National Lakeshore, Chicago's Millennium Park, and Iowa's Field
of Dreams, Duluth's harbor and...
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Pp 129 |
2012.26.0217 |
2012
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Beth Sholom Synagogue, Frank
Lloyd Wright and Modern Religious Architect (Hard Cover DJ) Published by
The University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London) |
Siry, Joseph M. |
In a suburb just north of
Philadelphia stands Beth Sholom Synagogue, Frank Lloyd Wright's only
synagogue and among his finest religious buildings. Designated a
National Historic Landmark in 2007, Beth Sholom was one of Wright's last
completed projects, and for years it has been considered one of his
greatest masterpieces... Beth Sholom Synagogue provides the first
in-depth look at the synagogue's conception and realization in relation
to Wright's other religious architecture...
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Pp 705 |
2012.22.0316 |
2012
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Building Taliesin, Frank
Lloyd Wright's Home of Love and Loss (Soft Cover)
(Published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press, Madison,
Wisconsin) |
McCrea, Ron |
Through letters, memoirs,
contemporary documents, and a stunning assemblage of photographs - many
of which have never before been published - author Ron McCrea tells the
fascinating story of the building of Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin,
which would be the architect's principal residence for the rest of his
life. Photos taken by Wright's associates show rare views of Taliesin
under construction and illustrate Wright's own recollections of the
first summer there and the craftsmen who worked...
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Pp 223 |
2012.18.0714 |
2012
|
Drawings of Frank Lloyd
Wright. 2013 Calendar. (Published by Pomegranate Communications, Inc., Petaluma, CA) |
Quotes: Wright, Frank Lloyd |
"In the spring of 1962,
three years after Frank Lloyd Wright had set aside his pencil for the
last time, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City held an exhibition
of his drawings. This profusion of different views and renderings proved
that a sketch often helped Wright work through the knottier problems
posed by a building..." A Wright quotation accompanies each of the
twelve drawings reproduced in this calendar: Arizona State Capitol,
"Oasis"; Solomon R. Guggenheim...
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Pp 28 |
2012.10.0313 2012.13.0813 |
2012
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Ezra Stoller, Photographer
(Hard Cover) (Puvlished by
Yale University Press, New
Haven, Connecticut, London) |
Rappaport, Nina; Stoller,
Erica; Intro: Grundberg |
Publisher's description: "A
long-awaited survey of the
full range of Stoller's
stunning photography Ezra
Stoller's iconic photographs
of 20th-century architectural
masterpieces, such as Frank
Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater
and Mies van der Rohe's
Seagram Building, are often
cited in aiding the rise of
modernism in America. Stoller
(1915-2004) elevated
architectural photography to
an art form, capturing the
mood of numerous buildings in
their best light. Living and
working in New York...
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Pp 288 |
2012.36.0822 |
2012
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Frank Lloyd Wright (Eye on
Art) (Hard Cover Library Binding) (Published by Lucent Books, Farmington
Hills, MI. Part of Gale Cengage Learning.) |
Nardo, Don |
Don Nardo explores the life
and work of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, who is widely viewed
as one of the most innovative and influential architects of the late
1800s and early 1900s. Nardo includes fascinating details of Lloyd's
life, including his childhood in a large family in Wisconsin, his
ambition as a young man, his move to Chicago to become a great
architect, his vision for a new "American" architecture, and his
marriages and love affairs. Wright's work is described...
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Pp 112 |
2012.21.1115 |
2012
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Frank Lloyd Wright: Art
Collector. Secessionist Prints From The Turn of The Century (Hard Cover
DJ) (Published by the University of Texas Press, Austin) |
Alofsin, Anthony |
"These Secessionist art prints,
acquired by Frank Lloyd Wright and his lover Mamah Borthwick Cheney
during their infamous flight to Europe in 1909-1910, reveal a new
dimension of the architect's taste and aesthetic preferences. This
previously unknown and newly discovered group of prints from his
personal art collection shows that around the turn of the twentieth
century Wright had a surprising interest in European artists pursuing
their own versions of modernism. Identified from...
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Pp 122 |
2012.32.0719 |
2012
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Frank Lloyd Wright Designs,
Sticker Book (Soft Cover) (Published by Pomegranate Communications,
Inc., Petaluma, CA) |
Pomegranate Communications |
"A great American architect
who lived from 1867 to 1959, Frank Lloyd Wright designed houses, office
buildings, museums, churches, a doghouse, and a gas station, always
insisting that architecture should be "organic." Wright thought that
most houses were dark and crowded and constricting: he loved sunlight
and freedom of movement, and he believed that the best buildings
connected to their environment." 150 reusable stickers, 50 different
designs. Original list price $7.95. 8.5 x 11 (First Edition) |
Pp 8 |
2012.15.1213 |
2012/2015
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright, Historic
American Building Survey
Volume 1 (Soft Cover)
(Published by Marc Rochkind) |
Rochkind, Marc |
First published in 2012,
reprinted in 2015. The
Historic American Buildings
Survey (HABS) was started in
1933 as one of the New Deal
make-work programs, to employ
jobless architects,
draftspeople, and
photographers. Its purpose is
to document the nation's
architectural heritage,
especially those buildings
that are in danger of ruin or
deliberate destruction. Today,
the HABS is part of the
National Park Service and its
repository is in the Library
of Congress, much of which is
available online at loc.gov...
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Pp 324 |
2012.38.1123 |
2012/2015
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright, Historic
American Building Survey
Volume 2 (Soft Cover)
(Published by Marc Rochkind) |
Rochkind, Marc |
First published in 2012,
reprinted in 2015. The
Historic American Buildings
Survey (HABS) was started in
1933 as one of the New Deal
make-work programs, to employ
jobless architects,
draftspeople, and
photographers. Its purpose is
to document the nation's
architectural heritage,
especially those buildings
that are in danger of ruin or
deliberate destruction. Today,
the HABS is part of the
National Park Service and its
repository is in the Library
of Congress, much of which is
available online at loc.gov...
Continue... |
Pp 303 |
2012.39.1123 |
2012/2015
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright, Historic
American Building Survey
Volume 3 (Soft Cover)
(Published by Marc Rochkind) |
Rochkind, Marc |
First published in 2012,
reprinted in 2015.
The
Historic American Buildings
Survey (HABS) was started in
1933 as one of the New Deal
make-work programs, to employ
jobless architects,
draftspeople, and
photographers. Its purpose is
to document the nation's
architectural heritage,
especially those buildings
that are in danger of ruin or
deliberate destruction. Today,
the HABS is part of the
National Park Service and its
repository is in the Library
of Congress, much of which is...
Continue... |
Pp 269 |
2012.40.1123 |
2012
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright Natural
Design, Organic Architecture (Hard Cover) (Published by Rizzoli
International Publications, Inc. New York) |
Hess, Alan; Photography Weintraub,
Alan |
An unsung prophet of today's
green movement in architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright was an innovator of
eco-sensitive design generations ahead of his time. An architect and
designer of far-reaching vision, it is not surprising that Frank Lloyd
Wright anticipated many of the hallmarks of today's green movement.
Across his work-which stands upon a philosophy Wright termed
"organic"-widespread evidence is seen of a refined sensitivity to
environment, to social organization as impacted by... Continue... |
Pp 224 |
2012.27.0718 |
2012
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright's Coonley
House. Story of a Masterpiece
(Soft Cover) (Published by
Dean Eastman, Coonley House,
Riverside, Illinois) |
Eastman, Dean |
This book is a story of the
creation of the Coonley House
complex, its evolution over a
century, and its recent
restoration. Based on his
comments in his Autobiography
this house is often regarded
as Wright's finest Prairie
house and is considered to be
one of the terminal
masterpieces of his Prairie
period. The book includes a
chapter which describes the
lives of Queene Ferry Coonley
and Avery Coonley and their
client-architect relationship
formed during and after the
building of the...
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Pp 242 |
2012.37.1023 |
2012
 |
Growing Up In A Frank Lloyd
Wright House (Hard Cover, Library Binding) (Published by Kim Bixler,
Manhattan Beach, CA) |
Bixler, Kim |
"What was it like to grow up in a
Frank Lloyd Wright House? Kim Bixler's family owned Frank Lloyd Wright's
1908 Edward E. Boynton House in Rochester, New York from 1977-1994.
Growing Up in a Frank Lloyd Wright House recounts the joys and pitfalls
of owning a Wright-designed home. The tumultuous history of the house is
recounted through interviews with former and current owners. Living with
the public's curiosity, playing hide-and-seek, coping with the
habitually leaky roof, and managing...
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Pp 184 |
2012.28.0718 |
2012
 |
La Figlia del Sole, Vita
Ardente di Katherine Mansfield (The daughter of the Sun. Ardent Life of
Katherine Mansfield) (Hard Cover, DJ) (Published by Mondadori, Milano,
Italy) |
Fusini, Nadia |
A novel, written through the
perspective of Francis and Zoe, of the life of Katherine Mansfield.
Includes a short section on the early life of Olga (Olgivanna) Ivanovna
Milanoff, who later became the wife of Frank Lloyd Wright. We assisted
the author by providing a photograph of Olgivanna Lloyd Wright. Text in
Italian. Original list price 18.00 ($23.50). Gift from the author.
6.25 x 9.5.
To order.
(First Edition) |
Pp 154 |
2012.08.1112 |
2012
 |
National Register of
Historic Places, Lockridge Medical Clinic (Prepared by the Montana State
Historical Preservation Office. Published by the United States
Department of the Interior National Park Service, Washington, D.C.) |
Greenfield, Mary C. |
"The Lockridge Medical
Clinic stands as a fine local testament to late Wrightian design. While
both the exterior and interior have endured changes over time, the
overall design. While both the exterior and interior have endured
changes over time, the overall design and character-defining features
remain. These include the signature elements for which Wright is known:
natural materials, banks of glass, low-slung roof, strong horizontal
lines, clerestory windows, and an "in-line" floorplan with a...
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Pp 37 |
2012.14.1213 |
2012
 |
Skirting Traditions, Arizona
Women Writers and Journalists 1912-2012. (Published by Wheatmark,
Tucson, Arizona. Copyright Arizona Press Women.) |
Warneka, Brenda Kimsey
(Chapter 8) |
Chapter 8: Olgivanna Lloyd
Wright, 1898 - 1985. "The remarkable women profiled in this anthology
made the trek to Arizona from the big cities of Chicago, Los Angeles,
and Washington, D.C.; from the green hills of Wisconsin, and from
backwater towns in Oklahoma and Pennsylvania; by covered wagon,
automobile, and, later, airplane. They came with their parents or their
husbands, or as single women, with and without children. They came
seeking health in the sun-blessed dryness of the desert...
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Pp 52-61 |
2012.04.0312 |
2012
 |
Solomon R. Guggenheim
Museum: An Architectural Appreciation (Hard Cover) (Published by The
Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation, New York) |
Guggenheim Foundation |
Revision of a
book with the same title first published
in 2002 and reprinted in 2006. For over fifty years Frank
Lloyd Wright's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum has touched visitors and
architects alike. "Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum: An Architectural
Appreciation" celebrates architects, historians, and critics. Paired
alongside a half-century of photographs, they convey how, as Paul
Goldberger has said, "almost every museum of our time is a child of the
Guggenheim." (Back Cover.) 7.5 x 7.5
(First Edition) |
Pp 76 |
2012.12.0713 |
2012
 |
Speeding Down the Spiral, An
Artful Adventure (Hard Cover, Library Binding) (Published by Debroah
Davis Fine Art) |
Davis, Deborah Goodman;
Illustrated by Sophy Naess |
Publisher's description. "One
sunny Sunday, Lizzie and her baby brother Ben visit the Solomon R.
Guggenheim Museum in New York City with their father. They take the
elevator to the top floor and begin walking down the ramp to look at the
art. After an e-mail distracts Dad, and Lizzie comes face-to-face with
Lichtenstein's giant growling dog, the stroller begins speeding down the
spiral with Baby Ben. And a quiet museum trip turns into a madcap chase,
with Lizzie in the lead, followed by a museum guard...
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Pp 39 |
2012.31.0918 |
2012
 |
Taliesin Diary, A Year With
Frank Lloyd Wright (Hard Cover) (Published by W. W. Norton & Company,
New York, London) |
Henken, Priscilla J. |
The first publication of the
diary of a Frank Lloyd Wright apprentice, 1942-43, with notes,
contextual essays, and contemporaneous photographs. Priscilla J. Henken
lived at Taliesin with her husband David
Henken as part of The Fellowship, the group of acolytes who made
Taliesin an architectural colony from the 1930s through the 1950s. Her
lively description of day-to-day life on a communal working farm in
south central Wisconsin provides unique insights into the world...
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Pp 272 |
2012.19.1014 |
2012
 |
Traveling Wright. Frank Lloyd Wright Projects in
the Great Plains (Hard Cover) (Published by Creekside Publishers,
Sedona, AZ) |
Nelson, Carl E. |
Publisher's description: "After
gazing upon Fallingwater, one of the most famous pieces of architecture
by Frank Lloyd Wright in 2005, architect Carl Nelson began a journey.
Standing in front of Fallingwater ignited a passion within Nelson and
inspired him to travel across the United States visiting other Wright
projects. Nelson and his wife meticulously researched and planned trips
across Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Illinois and now their
detailed itineraries are now available in Traveling Wright: Frank...
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Pp 106 |
2012.33.0919 |
|
2013 |
2013
 |
Alfonso Iannelli, Modern By
Design (Hard Cover DJ) (Published by Top Five Books, LLC, Oak Park,
Illinois) |
Jameson, David |
The first biography of the
influential modernist artist and sculptor. In 1914 Frank Lloyd Wright
asked an unknown twenty-six-year-old Italian-American immigrant to
sculpt the strikingly geometric figures for his landmark Chicago
masterpiece, Midway Gardens. Decades later, when New York's Metropolitan
Museum of Art installed one of Midway Gardens' female "Sprite"
sculptures, they listed Wright as its only artist. In all those years
that followed the original project, Wright never...
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Pp 364 |
2013.03.0713 |
2013
 |
Breaking Wright's Grid (Educating
Frank Lloyd Wright 1900-1902) (Soft Cover) (Published by Striking
Impressions, Prescott, AZ |
Koppany, B. III |
"For the first time the hidden
architectural design grid of Frank Lloyd Wright is revealed. Wright used
this grid over and over again from the start of his career up to his
last works. This grid base unit of 7/8 inches is shown for the first
time in the opening chapter of the book, overlapping Wright's grid on a
conventional six inch grid. Wright's proportions for interior detail
(baseboards to wainscot to picture rail to ceiling) is shown. Wright's
time with Lyman Silsbee is examined, and is shown not to use a...
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Pp 433 |
2013.22.1117 |
2013
 |
Chasing Frank Lloyd Wright. His
Life and Mine, Intertwined (Soft Cover) (Published by Shipyard Press)
|
Brown, Conrad, N.
|
Publisher's description: Part memoir, part architectural history,
Chasing Frank Lloyd Wright will interest architecture buffs, local
historians, KU alumni, students and anyone who enjoys a lively
coming-of-age tale. Set in the 1950s, Chasing Frank Lloyd Wright follows
the author from his days as a hot-rodding teenager in an oil rich
Oklahoma town to his transformation into a dedicated student of
architecture, following the Organic Architecture trail laid down by Mr.
Wright. Like most college students...
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Pp 176 |
2013.30.0420 |
2013
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright (Hard Cover)
(Published by Rourke Educational Media, Vero Beach, Florida) |
Bennett, Doraine |
Have you ever wondered about the lives
of famous people? Little World Biographies will teach you about
inspiring individuals who have overcome many obstacles. You'll learn
about the contributions they made in the world, even when others said it
was impossible. Learn About The Life Of Frank Lloyd Wright And His
Amazing Buildings. (Back cover.) Original list price $29.95. 8.25 x 8.25
|
Pp 24 |
2013.24.0518 |
2013
 |
Frank Lloyd
Wright, Force of Nature (Hard Cover - DJ) (Published
by New Line Books, New York) |
Nash, Eric Peter |
First published in 1996. Frank Lloyd Wright was the
avator of American Architecture. His highly original aesthetic and
singular philosophy placed him, during his lifetime, in the
forefront of modern architecture and resulted in a doctrine for American
building design that continues to this day. This volume is a spirited
introduction to the designs of an architectural master, showcasing his
public and private work from the early Prairie Houses to the splendid S.
C. Johnson buildings and the controversial...
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Pp 80 |
2013.17.0317 |
2013
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright in
Montana, Darby, Stevensville and Whitefish (Soft Cover) (Published by
Drumlummon, Helena, Montana) |
LeCocq, Randall |
Publisher's description:
Generously illustrated with photographs and architectural drawings,
Frank Lloyd Wright in Montana: Darby, Stevensville, and Whitefish
highlights the intriguing stories of three little-known but important
Frank Lloyd Wright projects built during the 20th century in western
Montana. Randall LeCocq writes: "[Wright's two] Bitterroot projects,
Bitter Root Town and Como Orchard's "University Heights," remain
significant to architectural historians as early examples of
architectural... Continue... |
Pp 32 |
2013.05.0114 |
2013
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright's Nakoma
Clubhouse and Sculptures (Published by Milbourn Publishing Co., Edmonds,
WA) |
Steiner, Douglas M. |
A comprehensive study of
Wright's Nakoma Clubhouse and the Nakoma and Nakomis Sculptures. In
1923, Frank Lloyd Wright presented drawings for a clubhouse to the
Nakoma Country Club, which was adjacent to the Nakoma subdivision in
Madison, Wisconsin. Nakoma was a Chippewa word that meant "I do as I
promise." The Wisconsin State Journal called the Wright clubhouse "the
most unique building of its kind in America." It would take nearly 75
years for... Continue...
To Order. |
Pp 60 |
2013.06.0414 |
2013
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright: 2014
Calendar (Published by Pomegranate Communications, Inc., Portland, OR)
|
Pomegranate Communica.,
Inc. |
Over half a century after
Frank Lloyd Wright's death, his designs can still provoke a gasp of
wonder and delight. These buildings remain so fresh, so ingenious, and
so daring that even though many Wrightian concepts have by now been
appropriated and assimilated into the modernist architectural canon,
they retain their ability to captivate architects and laypersons alike.
(Back cover.) Includes Martin, Storer, Coonley Playhouse, Taliesin, Beth
Sholom, Bradley, Penfield, Robie... Continue... |
Pp 28 |
2013.10.0714 |
2013
 |
George Fabyan, The Tycoon Who
Broke Ciphers, Ended Wars, Manipulated Sound, Built a Levitation
Machine, and Organized the Modern Research Center. (Soft Cover)
(Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing, North Charleston,
South Carolina) |
Munson, Richard |
Back cover: "George Fabyan, The
Tycoon Who Broke Ciphers, "The rich are different, but George Fabyan was
unique among millionaires. This Gilded Age tycoon sponsored and inspired
a "community of thinkers" who changed how we wage wars and keep secrets,
how we transmit sound and design buildings, and how we stimulate
scientific advances. Fabyan created perhaps the first independent
research center, laid the foundation for the top-secret National
Security Agency, and even helped end World...
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Pp 185 |
2013.29.0819 |
2013
 |
Layton's Legacy, A Historic
American Art Collection 1888-2013 (Hard Cover DJ) (This catalogue is
published on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the Layton Art
Gallery by the Layton Art Collection, Inc. 1,000 copies printed.) |
Eastberg, John C.; Vogel,
Eric |
Layton Art Gallery,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. "Partridge was a great admirer of Frank Lloyd
Wright and that he had gathered many of his drawings, models,
renderings, and project photographs for an exhibition in New York. She
wrote to Wright... and inquired whether he would consider an exhibition
of his work at the Layton Art Gallery... Wright responded immediately
and agreed." While setting up the display he is interviewed and is
quoted on Nov. 20, 1930 "It will take Milwaukee...
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Pp 479 |
2013.04.0913 |
2013
 |
National Register of Historic
Places, Joseph J. Walser House (Published by the National Park Service
and the National Register of Historic Places) |
Cramer, John D |
Built in 1903 by architect Frank
Lloyd Wright, the Joseph J. Walser House is located in Chicago,
Illinois, at 42 N. Central Avenue. The building stands in Chicago's
Austin community area approximately one-half mile north of Columbus
Park, one mile north of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Expressway, and nine
miles west of the Loop central business district. The Walser House is a
two-story wood frame structure clad in white stucco and dark-painted
pine wood trim topped by an asphalt-shingled hipped roof,...
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Pp 71 |
2013.32.0720 |
2013
 |
10 Buildings That Changed
America. Companion to the PBS Special, WTTW, Chicago (Hard Cover DJ)
(Published by Midway, An Agate Imprint, Chicago) |
Protess, Dan; Baer, Geoffrey |
Chapter 3: Wainwright Building,
Louis Sullivan p.34-47. Includes 14 photographs related to the
Wainwright Building. Chapter 4: Robie House, Frank Lloyd Wright p.48-63.
Includes 27 photographs related to the Robie House. Dust Jacket: "It
tells the stories of ten influential works of architecture, the people
who imagined them, and the way these landmarks ushered in innovative
cultural shifts throughout our society. From American architectural
stalwarts like Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright, to...
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Pp 144 |
2013.31.0620 |
2013
 |
The A. D. German Warehouse:
Frank Lloyd Wright's Design Process (Published in the Proceedings of the
2013 ARCC Spring Research Conference, Architectural Research Centers
Consortium, University of North Carolina, Charlotte) |
Tucker, Lisa M. |
"Abstract: This research
discusses a long- overlooked building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
The focus is on the project as a case study exemplifying Wright's design
process. Although Wright's work is often described as appearing
fully-conceived and then drawn in a single sitting onto the paper, the
archival documents, correspondence and actual physical building of the
A.D. German Warehouse tell a different story. The A.D. German Warehouse
was designed... Continue... |
Pp 9 |
2013.13.0316 |
2013
 |
The Adventures of Frankie
Lloyd Wonder (Soft Cover)
(Self published by Dave
Prochnow.) |
Prochnow, Dave |
Children's book. Frank Lloyd
Wright, Zaha Hadid, and Rem
Koolhaas band together to
build the "perfect birdhouse"
for their newfound friend--a
wayward Rufous-Sided Towhee
named Feathers Wing. Along his
way, Feathers interacts with
Mies Van Der Rohe, Le
Corbusier, and Louis Henri
Sullivan, while striving to
find a dwelling with a
difference. Don't worry, "The
Adventures of Frankie Lloyd
Wonder: A Bird's-Eye View of
Architecture" isn't some staid
quasi-historical fictional
book--it's fun...
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Pp 43 |
2013.33.0821 |
2013/2017
 |
The Chicago School of
Architecture, Building The
Modern City, 1880-1910 ( Soft
Cover) (Published by Shire
Publications, Oxford, UK.
First published in 2013,
reprinted in 2017.) |
Achilles, Rolf |
Back Cover: "The birth of the
skyscraper in Chicago in the
mid-1880s introduced a new
direction for city
architecture: upwards. But how
- and why - was it that
Chicago set the standard for
high-rise buildings, not only
across the USA but all over
the world? Rolf Achilles here
introduces the style of the
First Chicago School from 1880
to 1910, explaining the
innovative use of iron frames
for strength, height and
openness, and the ubiquity of
gridded window arrangements.
With reference to such famous
architects...
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Pp 64 |
2013.37.1123 |
|
2014 |
2014
 |
Arizona Biltmore: Jewel of the Desert (Hard Cover DJ) (Published by
Grandin Hood Publishers, Franklin, Tennessee) |
Crutchfield, James A.; Photography: Hood, Robin |
During the late 1920s, brothers and Arizona
businessmen Charles and Warren McArthur had a dream fostered by their
growing success in providing elegant "Wonderbus" touring and camping
services for the booming number of tourists to the Sonoran Desert. To
realize their vision of a luxury resort hotel in the remote desert and
mountains outside Phoenix, the pair enlisted a third brother, Albert
Chase McArthur--architect and Frank Lloyd Wright. In 1929,
Albert, with the counsel...
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Pp 128 |
2014.41.0518 |
2014
 |
ASU Gammage, 50 Years of Connecting Communities (Hard Cover) (Published
by ON Media Publications, Tempe, AZ) |
Jennings- Roggensack, Colleen |
"This 50th anniversary commemorative book proudly highlights the first
50 years of the heart of the arts in the Valley of the Sun. The book is
filled with inspiring stories, illuminating images and in-depth history
of Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic masterpiece ASU Gammage. Since 1964, ASU
Gammage has presented the best the arts has to offer as well as
producing new works., artist residences and educational programs that
foster the great artists of today and empower the artists of tomorrow.
As one of the...
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Pp 108 |
2014.47.0320 |
2014
 |
Competition Drawings From
the Studio of Frank Lloyd Wright (Soft Cover, Wire Bound) (Published by
John Randal Publishing and Wilkerson & Hughes, LLC. Regina, SK, Canada,
Altoona, Florida) |
John Randal Publishing;
Wilkerson & Hughes |
After Frank Lloyd Wright
abandoned his wife and children in 1909, there were no major
architectural commissions until 1916 due to wide spread condemnation
across the USA. Very few residential designs were built during that
time. Until 1930, there were national residential design competitions
with large prize awards. This book contains drawings discovered in 4
different Residential Drawing competitions between 1913 and 1918. None
of these designs have Frank Lloyd... Continue... |
Pp 11 |
2014.13.1014 |
2014
 |
Coonley
House Drawings (Soft Cover, Wire Bound) (Published by John Randal
Publishing and Wilkerson & Hughes, LLC. Regina, SK, Canada, Altoona,
Florida) |
John Randal
Publishing; Wilkerson & Hughes |
The Coonley house was designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright in the early 20th century. It is located in Riverside, IL
near Chicago. This is considered an important example of Prairie Home
designs by Frank Lloyd Wright. This book is entirely composed of
measured drawings conducted by the American Historical Building Survey.
The original drawings were scanned and reduced to a full size book
format. The pages contain high resolution black line drawings on Cream
color paper. Original... Continue... |
Pp 17 |
2014.15.1014 |
2014
 |
Fallingwater Drawings (Soft Cover, Wire Bound) (Published by John Randal
Publishing and Wilkerson & Hughes, LLC. Regina, SK, Canada, Altoona,
Florida) |
John Randal
Publishing; Wilkerson & Hughes |
Falling Water was designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in the early 20th century for a secluded lot in the Pennsylvania
mountains 43 miles southeast of Pittsburgh for the Department Store
owner Edger Kaufmann. This is considered one of the greatest American
home designs by Frank Lloyd Wright. This book is entirely composed of
measured drawings conducted by the American Historical Building Survey.
This book also contains the drawings of the Guest House located nearby...
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Pp 15 |
2014.14.1014 |
2014
 |
Martin House Drawings (Soft
Cover, Wire Bound) (Published by John Randal Publishing and Wilkerson &
Hughes, LLC. Regina, SK, Canada, Altoona, Florida) |
John Randal Publishing;
Wilkerson & Hughes |
The Martin House was
designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in early 20th century Buffalo, NY for
Darwin D. Martin. This is considered a most important Estate home design
by Frank Lloyd Wright. This book is entirely composed of measured
drawings conducted by the American Historical Building Survey. This book
also contains the drawings of the original layout and the 1987
revisions. (Publisher's description.) Original list price $7.95. (First
Edition) 8.5 x
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Pp 27 |
2014.12.1014 |
2014
 |
The Price Tower Drawings.
Desgined by Frank Lloyd
Wright. (Soft Cover, Wire
Bound) (Published by John
Randal Publishing and
Wilkerson & Hughes, LLC.
Regina, SK, Canada, and
Altoona, Florida) |
John Randal Publishing;
Wilkerson & Hughes |
Publisher's description: Price
Tower was built between 1952
and 1956 as the only
skyscraper designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright that was actually
built. I remember seeing a
model of a mile high building
in the Architectural School a
Taliesin, Wisconsin when I was
15 years old. Even then, I
thought a mile high building
was an engineering extreme
given the wind loads and
amount of structural steel
needed fo support a building
that could generate income.
Price Tower is 221 feet high
with 19 stories..
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Pp 17 |
2014.61.0423 |
2014
 |
The Robie House Drawings
(Soft Cover, Wire Bound) (Published by John Randal Publishing and
Wilkerson & Hughes, LLC. Regina, SK, Canada, Altoona, Florida) |
John Randal Publishing;
Wilkerson & Hughes |
The Robie house was designed
by Frank Lloyd Wright in the early 20th century on a narrow lot near
Chicago University in the neighborhood of Hyde Park. This is considered
one of the foremost examples of Prairie Home designs by Frank Lloyd
Wright. This book is entirely composed of measured drawings conducted by
the American Historical Building Survey. 2 different surveys were
conducted over the years so this book contains both sets of floor plans
and elevation drawings... Continue... |
Pp 25 |
2014.11.1014 |
2014
 |
The Textile Block House
Drawings. By Frank Lloyd
Wright. Ennis, Freeman, and
Storer Houses. (Soft Cover,
Wire Bound) (Published by John
Randal Publishing and
Wilkerson & Hughes, LLC.
Regina, SK, Canada, and
Altoona, Florida) |
John Randal Publishing;
Wilkerson & Hughes |
Publisher's description: The
textile block houses by Frank
Lloyd Wright are
representative of a change in
design direction from costly
building materials to mass
production precast concrete
blocks formed in custom molds.
The Storer House was the first
in 1923. The next house built
was the Freeman House also in
1923. The Freeman House cost
over 25 times the original
estimate. The Freemans loved
their house and lived there
for 63 years as the only
owners until it was given to
USC School of..
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Pp 15 |
2014.60.0423 |
2014
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright: 2015
Calendar (Published by
Pomegranate Communications,
Inc., Portland, Oregon) |
Pomegranate Communications |
Frank
Lloyd Wright. Integration with
nature was such a key element
of a Frank Lloyd Wright design
that airy, sunlit spaces are
common in everything from his
living rooms to chapels to
corporate headquarters.
Likewise, his structures
viewed from the outside often
blend harmoniously with
their landscape, making ever
apparent Wright's dismissal of
prescribed styles in favor of
his own organic architecture.
No matter the design, Wright's
work still fascinates. Its
modernist yet warm character
still endears...
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Pp 28 |
2014.56.0423 |
2014
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright and His
Manner of Thought (Soft Cover) (Published by The University of Wisconsin
Press, Madison, Wisconsin) |
Klinkowitz, Jerome |
"An iconic figure in
American culture, Frank Lloyd Wright is famous throughout the world.
Although his achievements in architecture are stunning, it is his
importance in cultural history, Jerome Klinkowitz contends, that makes
Wright the object of such avid and continuing interest. Designing more
than just buildings, Wright offered a concept for living that still
influences how people conduct their lives today. Wright's innovations in
architecture have been widely studied, but this is the...
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Pp 202 |
2014.26.0216 |
2014
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright For Kids: His
Life and Ideas (Soft Cover) (Published by Chicago Review Press, Chicago) |
Thorne-Thomsen, Kathleen
|
"An engaging, kid-friendly
exploration of America's leading architect and his work This revised and
updated edition of a longstanding classic, Frank Lloyd Wright for Kids,
details the life, times, and work of the celebrated architect. Through
simple, kid-friendly prose and anecdotes, author Kathleen Thorne-
Thomsen describes the influences of Wright's Wisconsin childhood filled
with nature, music, and close family ties; his struggles to find work as
a young architect; the unique style that led him to the top of his...
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Pp 130 |
2014.29.0417 |
2014
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright On The West
Coast (Hard Cover DJ)
(Published by Gibbs Smith,
Layton, Utah) |
Wilson, Mark Anthony;
Photography by Joel Puliatti |
Dust jacket: "Frank Lloyd
Wright's buildings on the West
Coast have not been thoroughly
covered in print until now.
Between 1909 and 1959, Wright
designed a total of 38
structures up and down the
West Coast, from Seattle to
Southern California. These
include well-known structures
such as the Marin County Civic
Center and Hollyhock House in
Los Angeles, and many
lesser-known gems such as the
1909 Stewart House near Santa
Barbara. With more than 200
photographs by veteran
architectural...
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Pp 224 |
2014.51.0621 |
2014
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Frank Lloyd Wright:
Preservation, Design, and Adding to Iconic Buildings (Hard Cover DJ)
(Published by the University of Virginia Press, Charlottesville &
London) |
Edited By: Longstreth, Richard.
Authors include: Richard Longstreth, De Teel Patterson Tiller, Sidney
K... |
The buildings of Frank
Lloyd Wright are not immune to the social and environmental forces that
affect all architecture. Because of the popular recognition and
historical significance of his work, however, the stakes are unusually
high when his buildings are modified in any way. Any additions or
changes must meet the highest standards; how exactly this can be
achieved is the debate that fuels this compelling new book. The essays
collected here are authored by many of the top professionals in...
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Pp 289 |
2014.40.0318 |
2014
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Pope-Leighey
House (Hard Cover DJ) (Published by the University of Virginia Press,
Charlottesville and London) |
Reiss, Steven M. |
Frank Lloyd Wright designed and
realized over 500 buildings between 1886 and 1959 for a wide range of
clients. In Frank Lloyd Wright's Pope-Leighey House, architect Steven M.
Reiss presents the updated and detailed story of one of Wright's few
Virginia commissions. Designed and built for Loren and Charlotte Pope
and later purchased by Marjorie and Robert Leighey, the Pope-Leighey
House stands as a stunning example of an innovative form of
shelter-which Wright called Usonian...
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Pp 189 |
2014.43.0419 |
2014
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Unfinished
Work (Soft Cover) (Published by Two Worlds Community Foundation,
Scottsdale, AZ) |
Swaback, Vernon D.
|
This book began at the side of
the man long called The World's Greatest Architect, and now our first
green and ecological architect. Having been privileged to serve as
Wright's youngest apprentice, Vernon Swaback combines that experience
with his life-long work and study, integrating everything from history,
economics, and science, to the arts, technology and religion. If a man
born just two years after the civil war could so inspire and maintain
the world's interest in his approach, imagine what the...
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Pp 178 |
2014.42.0618 |
2014
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Frank Lloyd Wright The Rooms
(Hard Cover DJ) (Published by
Rizzoli International
Publications, Inc., New York) |
Photography: Weintraub, Alan;
Text: Stipe, Margo |
Frank Lloyd Wright: The Rooms
presents the warm interior
spaces and exceptional design
work of this beloved American
master. Wright was an early
proponent of "total design."
Unsatisfied with what was
available in designing a given
space or home, he invented
what was needed, developing a
language of architectural
detail and styling that is
unique and which extended to
the tables, bookcases, easy
chairs, sofas, and cabinets;
to rugs and murals; to
stonework; to stained glass...
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Pp 336 |
2014.50.0621 |
2014
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Hotel Mavens. Lucius M.
Boomer, George C. Boldt and Oscar of the Waldorf. (Soft Cover)
(Published by AuthorHouse, Bloomington, Indiana) |
Turkel, Stanley |
Lucius M. Boomer, one of the
most famous hoteliers of his time, was chairman of the Hotel
Waldorf-Astoria Corporation. In a career of over half a century, he
directed such celebrated hotels as the Bellevue-Stratford in
Philadelphia, the Taft in New Haven, the Lenox in Boston, and the
McAlpin, Claridge, Sherry-Netherland and the original as well as the
current Waldorf-Astoria in New York. (Publisher's...
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For more information on the Boomer
Residence see our Wright Study. |
Pp 298 |
2014.10.1114 |
2014
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My Father, Frank Lloyd Wright
(Soft Cover) (Published by Dover Publications, Inc., New York) |
Wright, John Lloyd |
This Dover edition, first
published in 1992, is an unabridged and slightly altered republication
of the work originally published under the title
My Father Who Is on Earth, G.
P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1946. Back Cover: "Frank Lloyd Wright is
widely regarded as the twentieth century's greatest architect - an
unconventional genius who transformed both residential and commercial
building design with his concept of "organic" architecture. During a
long and productive life, Wright designed...
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Pp 189 |
2014.48.0420 |
2014
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The
Taliesin Ensemble, Frank Lloyd Wright, 1955 A MassModern Collector's
Study Guide (Spiral Bound Soft Cover) (Published by MassModern, Boston) |
Kelley,
Peter |
This 6th
Edition of the "Taliesin Ensemble" Collector's Guide has been
significantly expanded with a new and well researched 28 page history of
the collection, including dozens of new illustrations. This overview
touches on Wright's motivation in developing the collection, critical
reception in 1955 / 1956, hints at sales history, and a review of
increasing collector interest today. We've uncovered new photographs,
original advertising material, and information about original pricing,
all of which is included. (Publisher's description.) Original list price
$48.00.
For More information. 8.5 x 11 (Sixth Edition) |
Pp 101 |
2014.23.0214 |
2014/1955
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Heritage
Henredon Fine Furniture Guide (Facsimile) (Spiral Bound Soft Cover)
(Published by MassModern, Boston) |
Heritage
Henredon (MassModern) |
Complete
facsimile copy of original Heritage- Henredon sales brochure. Includes
over 63 illustrations of the pieces of the collection, including
dimensions and description.
For More information. 3.75 x 8 |
Pp 23 |
2014.24.0215 |
2014
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The 1923 Great Kanto
Earthquake (Soft Cover) (Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing
Platform) |
Charles River Editors |
Of the numerous disasters,
both natural and man-made, to strike Japan during the 20th century, the
Great Kanto Earthquake was among the worst, and the most significant.
The massive earthquake struck the Japanese capital region, including the
cities of Tokyo and Yokohama, shortly before noon on Saturday, September
1, 1923, causing immense physical destruction. Buildings collapsed,
crushing their occupants, and a tsunami assaulted miles of coastline,
depositing... Continue... |
Pp 56 |
2014.27.0715 |
2014
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Waldorf Astoria, Images of
America (Soft Cover) (Published by Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South
Carolina) |
Morrison, William Alan |
Famed throughout the world,
New York's Waldorf Astoria is quite simply the grandest of all grand
hotels. Host to emperors, rajahs, potentates, and plutocrats-not to
mention every US president since Grover Cleveland-its name has become
synonymous with the epitome of glamour, luxury, and sophistication. The
name Waldorf Astoria applied to two different but equally magnificent
hotels. The... Continue...
For more information on the Boomer
Residence see our Wright Study. |
Pp 127 |
2014.09.1014 |
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2015 |
2015
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David & Gladys Wright House.
Images From The Collection of
The Avery Library (Soft Cover
Spiral Bound) Published by the
David and Gladys Wright House
Foundation, Phoenix, Arizona) |
Rawling, Zach |
This Special Edition is a collection of images of the
David & Gladys Wright House
designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
in 1950 for his son &
daughter-in-law, from the
collection at the Avery
Library at Columbia University
in New York City. Includes
color drawings and designs,
and black & white historic
photos. The house was built in
1952 in the Arcadia
neighborhood of Phoenix,
Arizona. The Drawings:
Sixty-five color and B&W
images of the original
drawings. The Historic Photos:
Sixty-eight B&W...
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Pp 124 |
2015.38.1121 |
2015
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Des Moines Architecture &
Design (Soft Cover) (Published
by The History Press,
Charleston, SC) |
Pridmore, Jay |
Back cover: "Chart the
evolution of an architectural
jewel in the American
heartland. Des Moines boasts a
remarkable architectural
portfolio rich in depth and
quality. The town drew wide
attention in the nineteenth
century with structures like
the Iowa State Capitol and the
Terrace Hill mansion. Des
Moines embraced the City
Beautiful movement in the
twentieth century and became
home to well-known work by
Eliel and Eero Saarinen,
notably the city's innovative
Art Center. A contemporary...
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Pp 174 |
2015.37.0521 |
2015
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Frank Lloyd Wright (HB Taschen)
(Hard Cover DJ) (Published by Taschen GmbH, Koln, Germany) |
Pfeiffer, Bruce Brooks |
First published in 2004.
"Acclaimed as the "father of skyscrapers," the quintessentially American
icon Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was an architect of aspiration. He
believed in giving cultivated American life its fitting architectural
equivalent and applied his idealism to structures across the continent,
from suburban homes to churches, offices, skyscrapers, and the
celebrated Guggenheim Museum. Wright's work is distinguished by its
harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he...
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Pp 196 |
2015.31.0718 |
2015
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Frank Lloyd Wright (Hard Cover)
(Published by Taschen GmbH, Hohenzollernring, Koln) |
Pfeiffer, Bruce Brooks; Editor:
Gossel, Peter |
Condensed version of three volume
set. Publisher's description: A building by Frank Lloyd Wright
(1867-1959) is at once unmistakably individual, and evocative of an
entire era. Notable for their exceptional understanding of an organic
environment, as well as for their use of steel and glass to
revolutionize the interface of indoor and outdoor, Wright's designs
helped announce the age of modernity, as much as they secured his own
name in the annals of architectural genius. This...
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Pp 504 |
2015.34.0819 |
2015
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Frank Lloyd Wright, The Man
Who Played With Blocks. A short Illustrated Biography. (Soft Cover)
(Published by Royalston Books, Royalston, MA) |
Abate, Pia Licciardi;
Freudenheim, Leslie M. |
With humor and verve this
book covers the key aspects of Frank Lloyd Wright's career. Each page
offers a new look at his personality and a new way of understanding his
most important buildings. Each chapter tells a story which reveals the
egotistical, yet charming, man while simultaneously giving the reader
the keys to appreciate Wright's most important contributions to
architecture. Wright continued to benefit from the blocks that
fascinated him as a child while developing the...
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Pp 148 |
2015.14.0216 |
2015
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright:
2016 Calendar, Photography by Mark Hertzberg (Published by Galison
Publishing, New York) |
Galison Publishing; Wright, Frank
Lloyd |
"Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) is
recognized worldwide as one of the greatest architects of the twentieth
century. His work heralded a new thinking in architecture, using
innovation in design and engineering made possible by newly developed
technology and materials. His creative ability extended far beyond the
border of architecture to graphic design, furniture, art glass,
textiles, and decorative elements for the home..." Photographs include:
Taliesin West; Frank Lloyd
Wright (Obma); Hollyhock House...
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Pp 28 |
2015.19.0916 |
2015
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Frank
Lloyd Wright's David & Gladys
Wright House Restoration and
Proposed Educational Center
(Soft Cover Spiral Bound)
(Published by Organic
Architecture, Inc., Chandler,
Arizona. Limited Edition.) |
Organic Architecture, Inc. |
Introduction: In 1950, Frank
Lloyd Wright designed a home
for his son David and
daughter-in-law Gladys on ten
acres in the middle of citrus
groves at the base of
Camelback Mountain in Phoenix,
Arizona. The design elevated
the home in the form of a
spiral rising from the desert
floor, converting the tree
tops into the lawn and
revealing 360 degree views of
the mountains forming the
valley. Mr. Wright titled the
plans "How to Live in the
Southwest". Completed in 1952,
the David Wright House is one
of three...
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Pp 60 |
2015.41.0522 |
2015
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Frank Lloyd Wright's
David & Gladys Wright House
Restoration and Proposed
Educational Center (Digital)
(Published by Organic
Architecture,. Inc., Chandler,
Arizona.) |
Organic Architecture, Inc |
City of Phoenix.
Pre-Application Submittal
Package. July 31, 2015. On
Behalf of the David and Gladys
Wright House Foundation.
Introduction: In 1950, Frank
Lloyd Wright designed a home
for his son David and
daughter-in-law Gladys on ten
acres in the middle of citrus
groves at the base of
Camelback Mountain in Phoenix,
Arizona. The design elevated
the home in the form of a
spiral rising from the desert
floor, converting the tree
tops into the lawn and
revealing 360 degree views of
the mountains forming...
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Pp 10 |
2015.42.0522 |
2015
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John H. Howe, Architect. From
Taliesin Apprentice to Master of Organic Design (Hard Cover DJ)
(Published by the University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis) |
Hession, Jane King; Quigley, Tim;
Foreword by Pfeiffer, Bruce Brooks |
Dust jacket: "In 1932
nineteen-year-old John H. Howe arrived at Taliesin as a charter member
of Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin Fellowship. There he would remain for
the next thirty-two years, earning a reputation as the pencil in
Wright's hand before establishing his own architectural practice in
Minnesota. This is the first book to tell Howe's story and also the
first full account of his place in the history of modern architecture as
chief draftsman and valued interpreter of Wright s designs and as a
prolific...
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Pp 220 |
2015.32.0818 |
2015
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Key
Works of Modern Architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright (Published as a PDF)
(Published by Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, Chicago) |
Frank Lloyd
Wright Building Conservancy |
"Nomination to the World Heritage
List by the United States of America. Foreword. It Is a privilege for
the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy to present the Key Works of
Modern Architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright as a nomination for
inscription to the World Heritage list of UNESCO. Our organization
welcomed the opportunity to initiate and coordinate this serial
nomination after many discussions over a number of years. the
Conservancy, in the course of fulfilling its mission to facilitate...
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Pp 427 |
2015.33.0419 |
2015
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The Car is Architecture. A
Visual History of Frank Lloyd Wright's 85 Cars (Soft Cover) (Published
by Fideli Publishing, Inc., Martinsville, IN) |
Herink, Richie |
"Cars were one of Frank
Lloyd Wright's great obsessions, along with Architecture and Japanese
Prints. The last two have been well documented, but the Cars have not
been covered at all... until this book. This unique visual history of
Wright's 85 cars and one motorcycle uses original magazine ads to
describe the make and model of each vehicle. They are presented in the
order in which they were purchased and used." (Back cover) Original list
price $14.95. 8.5 x 11
(First Edition) |
Pp 102 |
2015.10.1215 |
2015
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Trailside Museum. The Legend
of Virginia Moe (Soft Cover)
(Published by Arcadia
Publishing, Charlston, South
Carolina) |
Morocco, Jane |
Virginia
Moe dedicated more than 50
years of her life to Trailside
Museum in River Forest,
Illinois. She was the daughter
of Ingwald Moe, a Norwegian
immigrant and contractor with
offices in Chicago. In 1897 he
married Louisa Schaible of Ann
Arbor, Michigan. They had
three children, one of which
was Virginia Moe. In 1898 they
moved to Gary, Indiana. Moe
saw an opportunity in the
expanding steel economy. He
opened an office on Broadway
in Gary. According to Jane
Morocco, “Moe played an...
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Pp 127 |
2015.46.1123 |
2015
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Who Was Frank Lloyd Wright
(Soft Cover) (Published by Grosset & Dunlap, Penguin Young Readers
Group, An Imprint of Penguin Random House LLC) |
Labrecque, Ellen |
Children's Book. Born in
Wisconsin in 1867, Frank Lloyd Wright became obsessed with a set of
building blocks his mother had given to him on his ninth birthday. He
grew up to become the father of organic architecture and the greatest
American architect of all time, having designed more than 1,100
buildings during his lifetime. These included private homes -- such as
the stunning Fallingwater, churches, temples, a hotel, and the
world-famous Guggenheim Museum in New York...
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Pp 105 |
2015.13.0116 |
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2016 |
2016
 |
Among My Best, Frank Lloyd
Wright's Allen House in Wichita (Soft Cover) (Published by The Allen
House Foundation, Wichita, Kansas) |
Learned, Rod; Ellington, Howard |
This beautiful book is the
first-ever overview of Frank Lloyd Wright's last Prairie School house,
designed for Elsie and Henry Allen in 1915. Included are several pages
of stunning photography showing the principal rooms of the home, which
has been ranked among the Top 10 Frank Lloyd Wright house tours in
America by USA Today. This is one of very few books devoted to a single
Wright house and the only book ever published about the Allen House,
which Wright himself described as "among my best..
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Pp 28 |
2016.50.0720 |
2016
 |
Architecture's Odd Couple,
Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip
Johnson (Hard Cover DJ)
(Published by Bloomsbury
Press, New York) |
Hugh, Howard |
Dust jacket. "In architectural
terms, the twentieth century
can be largely summed up with
two names: Frank Lloyd Wright
and Philip Johnson. Wright
(1867-1959) began it with his
romantic prairie style;
Johnson (1906-2005) brought
down the curtain with his
spare postmodernist
experiments. Between them,
they built some of the most
admired and discussed
buildings in American history.
Differing radically in their
views on architecture, Wright
and Johnson shared a restless
creativity, enormous charisma..
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Pp 333 |
2016.64.0623 |
2016
 |
Architecture's Odd Couple, Frank
Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson (Soft Cover) (Published by Bloomsbury
Press, New York) |
Hugh, Howard |
Advance Reading Copy. "In
architectural terms, the twentieth century can be largely summed up with
two names: Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson. Wright (1867-1959)
began it with his romantic prairie style; Johnson (1906-2005) brought
down the curtain with his spare postmodernist experiments. Between them,
they built some of the most admired and discussed buildings in American
history. Differing radically in their views on architecture, Wright and
Johnson shared a restless creativity, enormous charisma..
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Pp 329 |
2016.17.0617 |
2016
 |
A Child of the Sun. Frank
Lloyd Wright's West Campus
Project at Florida Southern
College (Soft Cover)
(Published by Paladin Press,
Lakeland, Florida) |
Kinsley, Lawrence |
Back Cover: "Based on 25 years
of research, A Child of the
Sun is an exhaustive history
and architectural analysis of
Frank Lloyd Wright's West
Campus project for Florida
Southern College. With over
100 photos and 200 pages
devoted to the 20 year span of
the project and it's
subsequent existence up to the
current day, the narrative
explores how such a collegiate
plan by a world renowned
architect came to a small
college in Central Florida,
how it was championed in
nourished by the college's
president..
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Pp 206 |
2016.51.0121 |
2016
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Close-Up View of Froebel's
Kindergarten, with Frank
Lloyd Wright at the Drawing Table (Soft Cover) (Published by
Xlibris, Bloomington, IN) |
Rogers, Wally |
Unparalleled account of two astute
thinkers -- German Friedrich Froebel and American Frank Lloyd Wright --
about an intertwined connection between a captivating school-master and
a tenacious master- architect. An in-depth examination of how children
learn coupled with what Wright learned in Froebel's Kindergarten and how
he applied it at the drawing table. Appropriate for parents, caretakers
and educators of children and young people up through college age; and
academic scholars and avid practitioners who...
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Pp 1032 |
2016.03.0816 |
2016
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Frank
Lloyd Wright and Mason City, Architectural Heart of The Prairie
(Soft Cover) (Published by The History Press, Charleston, SC) |
Behrens, Roy R. |
In the early 1900s, Frank Lloyd
Wright transformed a small Midwestern prairie community into one of the
world's most important architectural destinations. Mason City, Iowa,
became home to his City National Bank and Park Inn--the last surviving
Wright hotel. In addition, his prototype Stockman House helped launch
the Prairie School architectural style. Soon after, architect Walter
Burley Griffin followed in Wright's footsteps, designing a cluster of
Prairie School homes in the Rock Crest/Rock Glen neighborhood...
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Pp 143 |
2016.27.0418 |
2016
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright and San
Francisco (Hard Cover DJ) (Published by Yale University Press, New Haven
and London) |
Turner, Paul V. |
Publisher's description: Frank
Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) often spent time in San Francisco, which he
called "the most charming city in America." Paul V. Turner looks at the
architect's complex and evolving relationship with the city, surveying
the full body of Wright's work in the Bay Area-roughly thirty projects,
a third of which were built. Spanning 1900 to 1959, they include houses,
a gift shop, a civic center, a skyscraper, a church, an industrial
building, a mortuary, and a bridge across the San Francisco Bay. The...
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Pp 216 |
2016.34.1019 |
2016
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Frank Lloyd Wright: 2017
Calendar, Photography by Mark Hertzberg (Published by Galison
Publishing, New York) |
Galison Publishing; Wright, Frank
Lloyd |
"Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)
is recognized worldwide as one of the greatest architects of the
twentieth century. His work heralded a new thinking in architecture,
using innovation in design and engineering made possible by newly
developed technology and materials. His creative ability extended far
beyond the border of architecture to graphic design, furniture, art
glass, textiles, and decorative elements for the home..." Photographs
include: Florida Southern College, Pfeiffer Chapel, Frank...
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Pp 28 |
2016.23.1217 |
2016
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright: 2017
Engagement Calendar, Photography by Mark Hertzberg (Published by Galison
Publishing, New York) |
Galison Publishing; Wright, Frank
Lloyd |
"Frank Lloyd Wright
(1867-1959) is recognized worldwide as one of the greatest architects of
the twentieth century. His work heralded a new thinking in architecture,
using innovation in design and engineering made possible by newly
developed technology and materials. His creative ability extended far
beyond the border of architecture to graphic design, furniture, art
glass, textiles, and decorative elements for the home..." Includes
photographs and drawings of Frank Lloyd Wright's work...
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Pp 160 |
2016.46.0420 |
2016
|
Frank Lloyd Wright's Nakoma
Clubhouse and Sculptures (Published by Milbourn Publishing Co., Edmonds,
WA) (First
Edition, Second Printing) |
Steiner, Douglas M. |
A comprehensive study of
Wright's Nakoma Clubhouse and the Nakoma and Nakomis Sculptures. In
1923, Frank Lloyd Wright presented drawings for a clubhouse to the
Nakoma Country Club, which was adjacent to the Nakoma subdivision in
Madison, Wisconsin. Nakoma was a Chippewa word that meant "I do as I
promise." The Wisconsin State Journal called the Wright clubhouse "the
most unique building of its kind in America." It would take nearly 75
years for... Continue...
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Pp 60 |
2016.04.0816 |
2016
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Frank Lloyd Wright. The
George D. Sturges Residence (Published by Los Angeles Modern Auctions,
Van Nuys, CA) |
Contributing Editors:
Loughrey, Peter; Hines, Thomas S.; Escher, Frank; Cerio, Greg;
|
Published in conjunction
with the sale of the George D. Sturges Residence (1939 - S.272). Volume
includes history, drawings and photographs related to the Sturges
Residence, as well as additional lots to be sold at auction on February
21, 2016. Essays by Hines, Escher and Cerio. "...Built of steel,
concrete, brick and wood, the house is approached from the west at the
rear just off the carport at the top of the hill. Visitors could either
proceed around the encircling deck to enter through...
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Pp 72 |
2016.02.0216 |
2016
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright On
Architecture, Nature and the Human Spirit (Hard Cover DJ) (Published by
Galison, New York. First published by
Pomegranate Comm, Inc., Petaluma, CA. This edition is completely
redesigned.) |
Wright, Frank Lloyd; Edited by:
Pfeiffer, Bruce Brooks |
The architect of the
Guggenheim Museum, Fallingwater, the Robie House, and the Johnson Wax
Administration Building, Frank Lloyd Wright once said, "You do not learn
by way of your successes. No one does." Just as he flouted convention in
a series of astonishing buildings, so did Wright go against the grain in
his career as a writer and lecturer... Wright was brash, outspoken,
funny, irreverent, and unafraid of the most sweeping generalizations. In
Frank Lloyd Wright on Architecture, Nature...
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Pp 95 |
2016.05.1016 |
2016
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright: Plans Drawn
To A Common Scale (Soft Cover) (Published by WineWright Media, Traverse
City, MI) |
Storrer, William Allin |
Back Cover: "Born in Bear Valley,
Wisconsin, raised in nearby Richland Center, then Massachusetts before
settling in south central Wisconsin, Frank Lloyd Wright always knew that
he would be an architect. He wanted to create a Democratic American
Architecture. With his Prairie homes, he achieved the first part of his
goal, American Architecture. It was based upon geometry, the
cruciform/pinwheel and square. With his Usonian houses, he created the
next part, Democratic, thus achieving Democratic...
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Pp 113 |
2016.48.0620 |
2016
 |
Jiyu Gakuen, School of The Free
Spirit, 1921 (Soft Cover) (Published by Hideyuki Kudo, Transview Co.,
Ltd., Tokyo) |
Tanigawa, Masami |
Text in Japanese and English.
Photos of the Juyu Gakuen, p.4-27. Drawings, p.28-31. Detailed
photographs, p.32-37. Inheriting Wright's Heritage, text and
photographs, p.41-63. Photographs by Kazuyoshi Miyamoto. Original list
price Y1700. 6 x 8.25 (First Edition) |
Pp 63 |
2016.45.0420 |
2016
 |
National Register of Historic
Places, Walker, Mrs. Clinton
House (Digital and printed
copy) (Published by the
National Park Service and the
National Register of Historic
Places, Washington D.C.) |
Saunders, Jenan |
Occupying a rocky promontory
overlooking Carmel Bay in
Carmel, California, the Mrs.
Clinton Walker House (Walker
House) is the only Usonian
design completed by Frank
Lloyd Wright in a coastal
environment. The house rests
on a concrete pad atop a
triangular Carmel stone
masonry wall system that
appears as a ship's prow
growing out of the rocky
landscape.The house's most
prominent feature is its
hexagonal living room space
framed in reverse-stepped
glass panels that afford...
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Pp 46 |
2016.52.0621 |
2016
 |
Richard Nickel, Dangerous Years.
What He Saw And What He Wrote (Hard Cover DJ) (Published by CityFiles
Press, Chicago) |
Cahan, Richard; Williams, Michael |
Dust jacket: "This breathtaking
book is the closest you will ever come to knowing Richard Nickel.
Collected here are his own writings, many yellowed with age. Long
letters and quick notes. Research and everyday communication. Letters of
discovery and of despair. Typed, handwritten, and carbon copied. Some
were never sent. We are finally catching up to Richard Nickel. He took
risks, spoke his mind, and championed an oversize cause. His rebellion
against the shortsighted disregard of an...
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Pp 264 |
2016.47.0420 |
2016
 |
The Story of Frank Lloyd Wright,
150 Years After His Birth (Soft Cover) (Published by Atlantic Publishing
Group, Inc., Ocala, Florida) |
Sandoval, Hannah M. |
Young Adult. "Although you may
not recognize the name of this famous American architect, you may be
more familiar with some of his most popular buildings. From the
Guggenheim Museum in New York City to Fallingwater in Pennsylvania,
Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic designs have given him the distinction of
being the first architect to develop a distinctly American style. Learn
more about this critically acclaimed architect during the 150th
anniversary of his birth. Wright was born on June 8, 1867...
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Pp 138 |
2016.28.0618 |
2016
 |
The Urbanism of Frank Lloyd
Wright (Hard Cover DJ) (Published by Princeton University Press, New
Jersey) |
Levine, Neil |
"This is the first book
devoted to Frank Lloyd Wright's designs for remaking the modern city.
Stunningly comprehensive, The Urbanism of Frank Lloyd Wright presents a
radically new interpretation of the architect's work and offers new and
important perspectives on the history of modernism. Neil Levine places
Wright's projects, produced over more than fifty years, within their
historical, cultural, and physical contexts, while relating them to the
theory and practice of urbanism... Continue... |
Pp 446 |
2016.01.0116 |
2016
 |
This is Frank Lloyd Wright (Hard
Cover, Stiff Boards) (Published by Laurence King Publishers, London) |
Volner, Ian; Illustrations by
Michael Kirkham |
Publisher's description. "Frank
Lloyd Wright wasn't just an architect. He was a prophet, a poseur, a
beloved teacher, a failed businessman. During his long, eventful life he
experienced both incredible misfortune and great success. This Is Frank
Lloyd Wright brings his projects and persona into vivid focus. Wit and
visual punch have been the hallmarks of the This Is series to date; the
first architectural title in the series will give readers an up-close
look at Wright's progress from difficult childhood, to struggling...
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Pp 80 |
2016.33.0918 |
2016
 |
V. C. Morris Gift Shop, Landmark
Designation Report (Published by the Historic Preservation Commission.
San Francisco, CA) |
Ferguson, Shannon; Historic
Preservation Commission |
Includes and extensive history.
"Overview: The V. C. Morris building, both the exterior and interior, is
significant for its architecture and as the work of master architect
Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright's design for the V. C. Morris Gift Shop
breaks the rules of conventional department store design. Instead of a
visually open storefront and open floor plan, the building's solid brick
facade with narrow arched tunnel entrance gives no indication of the
interior's double-height, mezzanine-ringed, top-lit...
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Pp 29 |
2016.49.0620 |
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2017 |
2017
 |
An Organic Architecture: The
Architecture of Democracy (Hard Cover DJ) (Published by Lund Humphries,
London. First published in 1939 by Lund Humphries. Republished in 1970
by M. I. T. Press.) |
Wright, Frank Lloyd; Introduction:
Saint, Andrew |
In May 1939, the celebrated
American architect Frank Lloyd Wright visited London and gave four
lectures at the Royal Institute of British Architects. The meetings were
hailed at the time as the most remarkable events of recent architectural
affairs in England, and the lectures were published as An Organic
Architecture in September 1939 by Lund Humphries. The texts remain an
important expression of the architect's core philosophy and are being
reissued now in a new edition to commemorate the 150th...
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Pp 104 |
2017.03.0417 |
2017
 |
Fallingwater. The Building of
Frank Lloyd Wright's Masterpiece (Hard cover Library Binding DJ)
Published by Roaring Book Press, New York, A division of Holtzbrinck
Publisheing, New York) |
Harshman, Marc; Smucker, Anna Egan |
Juvenile. "In Bear Run,
Pennsylvania, a home unlike any other perches atop a waterfall. The
water's tune plays differently in each of its sunlight-dappled rooms;
the structure itself blends effortlessly into the rock and forest behind
it. This is Fallingwater, a masterpiece equally informed by meticulous
research and unbounded imagination, designed by the lauded American
architect Frank Lloyd Wright. This book guides young readers through
Wright's process designing Fallingwater, from his initial...
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Pp 40 |
2017.18.0718 |
2017
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright: 21 Surprising
Stories (Soft Cover) (Published by Meegan M. Thompson) |
Thompson, Meegan M. |
"Frank Lloyd Wright was an artist
and social reformer. He was also once on an FBI watch list. He was
praised by his peers for his tireless work ethic and scorned when he ran
off to Europe with an ex-client's wife. His home was its own work of
art, housing a fellowship for students of architecture. It was also the
site of one of the most brutal mass murders in Wisconsin history.
Wright's name generally conjures images of buildings -- massive works of
art of stone and metal -- but he was also a man...
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Pp 57 |
2017.07.0717 |
2017
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright: 2018
Calendar (Soft Cover) (Published by Galison Publishing, New York) |
Galison; Photographer: Little,
Christopher |
"Frank Lloyd Wright (1867 to
1959) is recognized worldwide as one of the greatest architects of the
twentieth century. His work heralded a new way of thinking in
architecture, using innovation in design and engineering, made possible
by newly developed technology and materials. His creative ability
extended far beyond the borders of architecture in the design realms of
graphic design, furniture, art class, textiles, and decorative elements
for the home. Includes one photograph for...
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Pp 24 |
2017.30.1118 |
2017
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright Coloring
Postcard Book (Stiff soft cover) (Published by Galison Publishing, New
York) |
Galison |
"Frank Lloyd Wright (1867 to
1959) is recognized worldwide as one of the greatest architects of the
twentieth century. His work heralded a new way of thinking in
architecture, using innovation in design and engineering, made possible
by newly developed technology and materials. His creative ability
extended far beyond the borders of architecture in the design realms of
graphic design, furniture, art class, textiles, and decorative elements
for the home." Includes 16 removable cards...
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Pp 32 |
2017.29.0718 |
2017
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright: Meyer May
House (Soft Cover) (Published
by Steelcase, Inc.) |
Wright, Frank Lloyd; Scully,
Vincent |
"It is curious how soon one
grows used to it all. After
awhile the May House begins to
seem quite a normal way of
doing things. It seduces,
changes, and soothes us,
precisely as it was intended
tp do. It seems deeply
natural, but is, in fact, not
normal at all, not simple. It
has many sources and condenses
many influences; its new unity
is special, different from
everything else to the very
limit of credibility. Our
first impression is our
truest; it is overwhelming, a
consummate work of art,
powerful and complete...
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Pp 28 |
2017.45.0921 |
2017
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Frank Lloyd Wright, Odysseys in
Artistry (Hard Cover) (Published by Creative Education and Creative
Paperbacks, Mankato, Minn) |
Fandel, Jennifer |
A biography of American architect
Frank Lloyd Wright, examining his design influence and development of
the Prairie School style, as well as some of his most famous structures.
Original list price $29.95. 6.5 x 9.25 (First Edition) |
Pp 80 |
2017.09.1017 |
2017
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright, Odysseys in
Artistry (Soft Cover) (Published by Creative Education and Creative
Paperbacks, Mankato, Minn) |
Fandel, Jennifer |
A biography of American architect
Frank Lloyd Wright, examining his design influence and development of
the Prairie School style, as well as some of his most famous structures.
6.25 x 9 (First Edition) |
Pp 80 |
2017.04.0617 |
2017
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright Paper Models.
14 Kirigami Buildings to Cut and Fold (Soft Cover) (Published by
Laurence King Publishing Ltd., London) |
Hagan-Guirey, Marc |
Back cover: "Frank Lloyd Wright
(1867-1959) remains the most renowned and popular architect and designer
in America. His buildings, including Fallingwater and New York's
Guggenheim Museum, are iconic landmarks. Now you can create 14 of his
best loved buildings using the art of kirigami (cutting and folding).
Each project features step-by-step instructions and a template that you
remove from the book. You follow the lines on the template, cutting and
folding to make your own model...
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Pp 58 |
2017.35.1019 |
2017
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright's
Bachman-Wilson House (Soft Cover) (Published by Scala Arts Publishers,
Inc. New York) |
DeBerry, Linda; Turk, Dylan |
Originally designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright in 1954, the Bachman-Wilson House now resides, fully
restored, in the grounds of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in
Bentonville, Arkansas. It is an example of what Wright called "Usonian"
architecture, a distinctly American and democratic style of residential
architecture he developed during the Great Depression to be within the
reach of the average middle-class family, without sacrificing quality.
The house was originally situated in New Jersey but, after being...
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Pp 64 |
2017.10.1117 |
2017
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright: 30
Postcards (Soft Cover)
(Published by Galison
Publishing, New York) |
Galison |
Back Cover: "Frank Lloyd
Wright (1867-1959) is
recognized worldwide as one of
the greatest architects of the
twentieth century. His work
heralded a new thinking in
architecture, using innovation
in design and engineering made
possible by newly developed
technology and materials. His
creative ability extended far
beyond the border of
architecture to graphic
design, furniture, art glass,
textiles, and decorative
elements for the home. 7 x
4.75 (First Edition) |
Pp 64 |
2017.39.0521 |
2017
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright: Unpacking The
Archives (Hard Cover DJ) (Published by The Museum of Modern Art, New
York) |
Bergdoll, Barry; Gray, Jennifer
with essays by Michael Desmond, Carole Ann Fabian, Elizabeth S. Hawley,
Juliet Kinchin, Neil... |
Publisher's description:
Published in conjunction with a major exhibition at The Museum of Modern
Art, this volume 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, it is a collection of sixteen
scholarly explorations rather than a master narrative. Each essay
"unpacks" a key object from the Archives-interpreting and...
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Pp 256 |
2017.26.0118 |
2017
 |
I Heart Architecture With Frank
Lloyd Wright (Soft Cover) (Published by Mudpuppy, New York) |
Mudpuppy |
Juvenile. "A new addition to
Mudpuppy's successful "I Heart" Activity Book series, I Heart
Architecture with Frank Lloyd Wright Activity Book is an exciting
collaboration with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. This 64 page
activity book is filled with guided activities based on Frank Lloyd
Wright's buildings, window designs, furniture, and more. Draw, color,
and design works of your very own! (Publisher's description.) Original
list price $12.99. 7 x 8.75 (First Edition) |
Pp 64 |
2017.17.0718 |
2017
 |
Poetic Principles of Organic
Architecture (Soft Cover
Spiral Bound) (Published by
Ney Tait Fraser) |
Compiled and photographed by
Fraser, Ney Tait; Text:
Wright, Frank Lloyd |
First published in 2011. A
compilation of forty-three
quotes by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Each quote is preceded by a
photograph by Ney Tait Fraser.
Some photographs are scenes
from nature, a majority are of
the work by Frank Lloyd
Wright. Dedicated to Frances
Nemtin and B.D. Collier. 9 x
6.9 (Second Edition) |
Pp 89 |
2017.46.0222 |
2017
 |
Prairie Mind. Frank Lloyd
Wright & Usonian Architecture
of Self-Space (Soft Cover)
Published by i-Catching Books) |
Somov, Pavel |
Architecture was the language
of Wright’s dharma of healing.
His vision of psychological
sovereignty was as panoramic
as his wall-to-wall windows.
The goal of this book is to
translate Wright’s language of
architecture into the language
of psychology. The book
discusses the correspondence
between Wright's architecture
and Tibetan Buddhist tradition
of Dzogchen, Akashic theory (a
Vedic teaching on space),
Gurdjieff-style
pattern-interruption, etc.
Excerpt: "We have to redesign
our sense of self – our...
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Pp 157 |
2017.51.0124 |
2017
 |
The Guggenheim. Frank Lloyd
Wright's Iconoclastic Masterpiece (Hard Cover) (Published by Yale
University Press, New Haven and London) |
Dal Co, Francesco |
"The captivating tale of the
plans and personalities behind one of New York City's most radical and
recognizable buildings. Considered the crowning achievement of Frank
Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in Manhattan
is often called iconic. But it is in fact iconoclastic, standing in
stark contrast to the surrounding metropolis and setting a new standard
for the postwar art museum. Commissioned to design the building in 1943
by the museum's founding...
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Pp 172 |
2017.16.0618 |
2017
 |
The Shape of the World. A
Portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright. (Hard Cover DJ) (Published by Beach Lane
Books, An imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division,
New York) |
Going, K. L.; Illustrated
Stringer, Lauren |
"A little boy who loves to find
shapes in nature grows up to be one of America's greatest architects in
this inspiring biography of Frank Lloyd Wright. When Frank Lloyd Wright
was a baby, his mother dreamed that he would become a great architect.
She gave him blocks to play with and he learned that shapes are made up
of many other shapes. As he grew up, he loved finding shapes in nature.
Wright went on to study architecture and create buildings that were one
with the natural world around them...
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Pp 40 |
2017.08.0917 |
2017
 |
Travels With Frank Lloyd
Wright. The First Global Architect (Hard Cover DJ) (Published by Lund
Humphries, London) |
Jones, Gwyn Lloyd |
Dust Jacket: "Frank Lloyd Wright
is known as the architect of an enduring modern American vision, but was
himself extremely well-travelled, with journeys to far-flung corners of
the world serving as opportunities to develop and promote his
globalizing "organic" philosophy. Visits to Japan and Germany informed
his Prairie House period, his Usonian manifesto was presented in Russia
and the UK, and later he spent time in Italy and the Middle East during
his Legacy period." Original list price £19.99. 6.25 x 9.5
(First Edition) |
Pp 232 |
2017.38.1120 |
2017
 |
Wright on Exhibit. Frank Lloyd
Wright's Architectural Exhibitions (Hard Cover DJ) (Published by
Princeton University Press, Princeton and Oxford) |
Smith, Kathryn |
"The first history of Frank Lloyd
Wright's exhibitions of his own work-a practice central to his career.
More than one hundred exhibitions of Frank Lloyd Wright's work were
mounted between 1894 and his death in 1959. Wright organized the
majority of these exhibitions himself and viewed them as crucial to his
self-presentation as his extensive writings. He used them to promote his
designs, appeal to new viewers, and persuade his detractors. Wright on
Exhibit presents the first history of this neglected...
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Pp 279 |
2017.02.0417 |
2017
 |
Wright's Writings: Reflections
on Culture and Politics
1894-1959 (Soft Cover)
(Published by Columbia Books
on Architecture and the City,
An imprint of the Graduate
School of Architecture,
Columbia University, New York,
New York) |
Frampton, Kenneth |
Back cover: "Wright's
Writings: Reflections on
Culture and Politics 1894-1959
traces the discursive work of
Frank Lloyd Wright through a
set of essays by Kenneth
Frampton. Originally written
as a series of introductions
to the five-volume collection
of Wright's writing published
in 1992, the essays are
gathered here as a critical
survey of the architect's
written and spoken work-a body
of text that testifies to
Wright's staggering
prolificacy, pleasure in
argument, diversity of
interests, and desire to
engage...
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Pp 143 |
2017.40.1021 |
|
2018 |
2018
 |
Architecture Inside-Out :
Understanding How Buildings
Work (Hard Cover DJ)
(Published by Rizzoli
International Publishing,
Inc., New York) |
Zukowsky, John; Polley, Robbie |
Publisher's Description:
"Fifty of the world's most
important buildings seen
through specially commissioned
isometric illustrations and
detailed photographs and
plans, providing the perfect
introduction to architecture
for students and anyone
interested in buildings.
Taking readers behind
architecture's facades and
finishes, this charmingly
illustrated book explores how
some of the most important
buildings in the world were
constructed. Specially
commissioned isometric...
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Pp 303 |
2018.43.0122 |
2018
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright: 2018
Engagement Calendar (Hard Cover Spiral Bound) (Published by Galison
Publishing, New York) |
Galison |
"Frank Lloyd Wright (1867 to
1959) is recognized worldwide as one of the greatest architects of the
twentieth century. Born 150 years ago, in 1867, he started his life soon
after the American Civil War and died during the time of the space age.
His work heralded a new thinking in architecture, using innovation in
design and engineering made possible by newly developed technology and
materials. His creative ability extended far beyond the border of
architecture to graphic design, furniture...
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Pp 160 |
2018.06.0818 |
2018
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright At The
University of Florida (Soft Cover) (Published by Library Press at
University of Florida) |
Treister, Kenneth |
Kenneth Treister, an
architectural student in the Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity at Florida
University, chronicles his involvement and struggles attempting to
approve the plans of the Wright designed Fraternity House. "Frank Lloyd
Wright is one of the world's greatest contemporary architects. While
Fallingwater is his best-known work, Wright designed over 1,000
buildings during his lifetime. Yet none of the three fraternity houses
he planned during his career, in 1934, 1941, and 1952 were ever built...
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Pp 78 |
2018.13.0519 |
2018
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright: The Life and
Legacy of America's Most Famous Architect (Soft Cover) (Published by
Charles River Editors, San Bernardino, CA) |
Charles River Editors |
"Perhaps America's most
innovative and prolific architect, the works of Frank Lloyd Wright are
almost too vast and diverse to list. Recognized for designing unique
churches and distinctive commercial buildings, and admired for his
geometric style house designs, Wright has been widely imitated, and his
work continues to influence architecture not only in the United States
but around the world. Laymen often think they know the definition of "a
Frank Lloyd Wright", but they probably don't fully...
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Pp 90 |
2018.17.0719 |
2018
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright Between USA
and Italy (Soft Cover) (Published by Corraini Edizioni, Mantova, Italy.
Presented by Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia
University in collaboration with the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art
Gallery, Columbia University) |
Edited By: Gray, Jennifer |
Published in conjunction with the
Exhibition "Frank Lloyd Wright Between USA and Italy" .March 28 - July
1, 2018 at Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli, Turin, Italy. Curated
by Jennifer Gray, the exhibition 'Frank Lloyd Wright Between USA and
Italy" at Turin's Pinacoteca Agnelli is devoted to the drawings and
designs of the famous American architect. Wright first visited Italy in
1910; there he would elaborate the ideals of a democratic architecture,
closely connected to nature, that...
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Pp 144 |
2018.12.0219 |
2018
 |
Kentuck Knob (Soft Cover)
(Produced by Kentuck Knob,
Chalk Hill, Pennsylvania) |
Wasik, Martha |
"The mountains of Western
Pennsylvania are twice
enriched by the genius of
America's greatest architect,
Frank Lloyd Wright. Located
just a few miles southwest of
Wright's masterpiece,
Fallingwater, and high atop a
bluff overlooking the
Youghiogheny River gorge
stands Kentuck knob, an
eloquent testimony to the
unity of man and nature. Knob
was designed by Wright in 1954
for I. N. Hagan, owner of the
Hagan Ice Cream Company, and
his artist wife, Bernardine.
The Uniontown...
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Pp 18 |
2018.42.1021 |
2018
 |
Meet Amazing Americans Workbook,
Frank Lloyd Wright. Like Test Prep. (Soft Cover) (Published by Like
Publishing, South Korea, in conjunction with the Library of Congress. |
Anonymous |
Like Test Prep presents its
workbook series for "Meet Amazing Americans," a website created by US
Library of Congress on many great American heroes and heroines. Great
for Teachers and Students! This book contains -Comprehension Questions
-Vocabulary Practice -Critical Thinking Questions. Frank Lloyd Wright
was one of the most original American architects of the 20th century.
His buildings and ideas have affected the way offices and homes are
designed and organized today...
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Pp 25 |
2018.07.0918 |
2018
 |
National Register of Historic
Places, Louis Fredrick
(Digital and printed copy)
(Published by the National
Park Service and the National
Register of Historic Places,
Washington D.C.) |
Eifler, John |
The Louis Fredrick House is a
1 story masonry and wood frame
modern house, located on a
large 10 acre property in
Barrington, IL. The house is
located approximately 5 miles
west of Barrington on County
Line Road, a local highway. A
long, winding entry drive
provides visual and acoustic
separation from the road.
Built nestled into a hillside,
the house reflects Wright's
belief that a building should
be "of" the hill, rather than
on top of it. The house is
designed with a central
pavilion consisting of a
living...
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Pp 34 |
2018.35.0821 |
C 2018
 |
Taliesin West: Frank Lloyd
Wright's Desert Laboratory
(Soft Cover) (Published by the
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation,
Scottsdale, Arizona) |
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation |
Informational booklet about
Taliesin West. "Frank Lloyd
Wright is arguably the
best-known architect in the
world. With a career that
spanned seven decades until
his death at the age of 91 in
1959, Wright designed 1,114
architectural works of which
532 were built, a list that
includes everything from homes
and a gas station to corporate
headquarters, churches, a
civic center, and a museum. An
iconoclast who shunned the
norms both professionally and
personally, he steered
American architecture...
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Pp 24 |
2018.44.0322 |
2018
 |
The Larkin Company, Images of
America (Soft Cover)
(Published by Arcadia
Publishing, Charleston, South
Carolina) |
|
Part of the Images of America
series of books. Chapter
Three: Ideas, Emotions,
Inventions. The “Works.”
Extensively covers the Larkin
Administration Building
designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright. Text: The Larkin
Administration Building,
constructed from 1904 to 1906,
is what one visitor called a
‘Temple to Labor.’ H.P.
Berlage, an architect in
Amsterdam, Holland, described
the building by saying,
"Whatever conception of the
commercial building we may
have here in Europe, nothing
exists...
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Pp 127 |
2018.54.0124 |
2018
 |
Young Frank,
Architect (Hard Cover DJ)
(Published by The Museum of
Modern Art, New York)
|
Viva, Frank |
Children's book. Publisher's
description: This whimsical
children's book by
award-winning author and
illustrator Frank Viva
explores MoMA's collection
through the adventures of
Young Frank, an aspiring
architect, who lives in New
York City with his
grandfather, Old Frank, also
an architect. Young Frank
likes to use anything he
finds-macaroni, pillows,
toilet paper, shoes-to make
buildings that twist, chairs
with zigzag legs, and even
entire cities. But Old Frank
disapproves, saying architects...
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Pp 40 |
2018.36.0821 |
|
2019 |
2019
 |
Affinity. A Play of Frank
Lloyd Wright and Taliesin
(Soft Cover) (Published by
Charles LaBorde, Charlotte,
NC) |
LaBorde, Charles |
Back cover: "Affinity tells of
the early years of the career
of celebrated architect, Frank
Lloyd Wright, including the
beginnings of his growth to
fame, his first marriage, his
trials as he became a famous
designer of homes, and the
dissolution of his marriage
after beginning an affair with
one of his clients. The play
begins in 1937 with the
construction of Taliesin West
in Arizona and then retells
the years from 1888 until the
events of 1914 that led to the
destruction of the first
Taliesin in Wisconsin. The
cast...
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Pp 134 |
2019.29.0421 |
2019
 |
Antoni Gaudi and Frank Lloyd
Wright (Soft Cover) (Published
by Charles Livers Editors) |
Charles Livers Editors |
Halfway into the 19th century,
Spain's Catalonia underwent a
sweeping transformation when
it was thrust into not one,
but 2 golden eras - the
Renaixena and the Industrial
Revolution. It was during this
explosive period of
creativity, thriving
prosperity, and invigorated
patriotism that a steadfastly
nonconforming and
fascinatingly eccentric icon
was born, one that was about
to take Catalonia by storm
with his brilliant eye for
unorthodox art and his
legendary - or as some would
say, notoriously...
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Pp 100 |
2019.24.1130 |
2019
 |
Atlas of Furniture Design (Hard
Cover, Boxed) (Published by Vitra Design Museum, Rhein, Germany) |
Kries, Mateo |
Includes a number of chairs by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Published in English and German. Publisher's description: At 1,028
pages, featuring 1,740 objects and spanning 237 years, this
authoritative volume is without doubt the ultimate book on furniture
design. The Atlas of Furniture Design is the most comprehensive overview
of the history of furniture design ever published. The book documents
1,740 objects by 546 designers and 565 manufacturers, and features more
than 2,500 images, from detailed...
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|
Pp 1028 |
2019.16.0220 |
2019
 |
Darwin D. Martin Model Manual
(Hard Cover) (Published by The
Atom Brick, Inc. Company.) |
The Atom Brick, Inc. |
Manual for assembling the
Darwin D. Martin Residence,
Atom Brick Model. Includes an
introduction to the Darwin D.
Martin Residence.
Manufacturers Description:
"Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin
D. Martin House was built
between 1903 and 1905 in the
historic Parkside neighborhood
of Buffalo, New York. This
important Prairie School Home
built for businessman Darwin
D. Martin and was referred to
as "the opus" by Wright
himself. Prominent rectilinear
lines of the architecture hug
close to the...
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Pp 85 |
2019.60.2019 |
2019
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright's $10,000
Home. History, Design, and Restoration of the Bach House (Soft Cover)
(Published by Hilton Publishing Company,. Crown Point, Indiana, and
Master Wings Publishing, Chicago) |
Hartnett, Robert J.
|
"When Emil and Anna Bach
approached Frank Lloyd Wright to design and build their Chicago home in
1915, he quoted a cost of $10,000, or $250,000 in modern purchasing
power. Wright is known for his grand, international designs like the
Imperial Hotel in Tokyo and the Guggenheim in New York. But he also
designed beautiful and carefully practical small family homes like the
Bach's "little dream house." Frank Lloyd Wright's $10,000 Home is a
design-focused portrait of that iconic building, featuring...
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Pp 138 |
2019.05.0719 |
2019
 |
Frank Lloyd Wright 's
Fallingwater (Soft Cover)
Published by the Western
Pennsylvania Conservancy) |
Pytlik, Greg; Photographs by:
Christopher Little, Timothy
Sakamoto and Robert P. Ruschak |
"A Masterwork of Wright's
Philosophy of Organic
Architecture, Fallingwater
blends harmoniously with its
site and promotes the
interaction of people and
nature. Fallingwater was
designed in 1935 for the Edgar
J. Kaufmann family, owner of
Pittsburgh's largest
department store. The site of
the house was the Kaufmann
family's mountain property at
Bear Run, where they enjoyed
weekend and summer vacations.
The Kaufmann's son had studied
for a time at Wright's
Taliesin...
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Pp 28 |
2019.41.1021 |
2019
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Penwern, A
Summer Estate (Hard Cover DJ) (Published by the Wisconsin Historical
Society Press, Madison, Wisconsin) |
Hertzberg, Mark |
Fred B. Jones Residence and
Lodge, Penwern. "Frank Lloyd Wright is best known for his urban and
suburban houses. Lesser known are the more than 40 summer "cottages" he
designed in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ontario. Many of the early summer
cottages have a rustic feel and are not as easily recognized as Wright's
prolific year-round domestic designs. Among them is a stunning estate on
Delavan Lake in southern Wisconsin called Penwern. Commissioned by
Chicago capitalist Fred B. Jones around...
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Pp 147 |
2019.04.0719 |
2019
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Meet The Architect!
Frank Lloyd Wright. (Hard
Cover) (Published by Princeton
Architectural Press, New York) |
Geis, Patricia |
Back Cover: Discover the
extraordinary life and work of
architect Frank Lloyd Wright!
Take a journey through the
life of the visionary American
architect, who designed more
than a thousand buildings and
structures. Featuring flaps,
cutouts, and pull tabs, this
engaging pop-up activity book
lets you explore Wright's
groundbreaking designs - the
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum,
Fallingwater, and Taliesin,
among them - and learn
fascinating facts about the
materials and techniques he
used...
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Pp 16 |
2019.66.1023 |
2019
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My First Shapes with Frank
Lloyd Wright (Stiff cover)
(Published by Mud Puppy, New
York & London) |
Mud Puppy; Illustrated by
Lydia Ortiz |
Frank Lloyd Wright used basic
geometric shapes as the
foundation for his modern
architecture. Learn your basic
shapes alongside this famous
architect with My First Shapes
with Frank Lloyd Wright Board
Book from Mudpuppy. Each
chapter tab focuses on one of
three basics shapes: circle,
square, or triangle. Original
list price $12.99. 7 x 6.25
(First Edition) |
Pp 29 |
2019.33.0821 |
2019
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Opposites with Frank Lloyd
Wright (Stiff cover)
(Published by Mud Puppy, New
York & London) |
Mud Puppy; Illustrated by
Lydia Ortiz) |
Publisher's description. The
follow-up to Mudpuppy's
best-selling board book, My
First Shapes with Frank Lloyd
Wright, Mudpuppy's Opposites
with Frank Lloyd Wright Board
Book teaches young children
basic concepts while also
offering an interactive
introduction to one of the
greatest architects of our
time. Using Wright's famous
works, colorful spreads
illustrate hard and soft,
round and pointy, city and
nature, and much more.
Original list price $12.99.
6.25 x 6.25 (First Edition) |
Pp 30 |
2019.35.0921 |
2019
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Plagued By Fire. The Dreams and
Furies of Frank Lloyd Wright (Uncorrected Proof) (Soft Cover) (Published
by Alfred A. Knopf, New York) |
Hendrickson, Paul |
"Frank Lloyd Wright has
long been known as a rank egotist who held in contempt almost everything
aside from his own genius. Harder to detect, but no less real, is a
Wright who fully understood, and suffered from, the choices he made.
This is the Wright whom Paul Hendrickson reveals in this masterful
biography: the Wright who was haunted by his father, about whom he told
the greatest lie of his life. And this, we see, is the Wright of many
other neglected aspects of his story: his close, and perhaps...
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Pp 596 |
2019.06.0719 |
2019
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Plagued
By Fire. The Dreams and Furies
of Frank Lloyd Wright (Hard
Cover DJ) (Published by Alfred
A. Knopf, New York) |
Hendrickson, Paul |
"Frank Lloyd Wright has long
been known as a rank egotist
who held in contempt almost
everything aside from his own
genius. Harder to detect, but
no less real, is a Wright who
fully understood, and suffered
from, the choices he made.
This is the Wright whom Paul
Hendrickson reveals in this
masterful biography: the
Wright who was haunted by his
father, about whom he told the
greatest lie of his life. And
this, we see, is the Wright of
many other neglected aspects
of his story: his close, and
perhaps...
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Pp 600 |
2019.54.0622 |
2019
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Plagued By Fire. The Dreams
and Furies of Frank Lloyd
Wright (Soft Cover) (Published
by Vintage Books, A Division
of Penguin Random House LLC,
New York) |
Hendrickson, Paul |
Back Cover. "Frank Lloyd
Wright has long been known as
a rank egotist who held in
contempt almost everything
aside from his own genius.
Harder to detect, but no less
real, is a Wright who fully
understood, and suffered from,
the choices he made. This is
the Wright whom Paul
Hendrickson reveals in this
masterful biography: the
Wright who was haunted by his
father, about whom he told the
greatest lie of his life. And
this, we see, is the Wright of
many other neglected aspects
of his story...
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Pp 600 |
2019.58.1222 |
2019
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Prairie Boy. Frank Lloyd
Wright Turns The Heartland
Into a Home (Hard Cover DJ)
(Published by Calkins Creek,
An Imprint of Highlights,
Honesdale, Pennsylvania) |
Rosenstock, Barb; Art by Neal,
Christopher Silas |
Dust jacket: "Frank Lloyd
Wright loved the Wisconsin
prairie where he was born,
with its wide-open sky and
waves of tall grass. As his
family moved across the United
States, young Frank found his
own home in shapes:
rectangles, triangles,
half-moons, and circles. When
he returned to his beloved
prairie, Frank pursued a
career in architecture. But he
didn't think the Victorian-era
homes found there fit the
prairie landscape. Using his
knowledge and love of shapes,
Frank created houses more...
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Pp 32 |
2019.28.0321 |
2019
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Taliesin. "I Feel My Roots in
These Hillsides..." (Soft
Cover) (Published by Taliesin
Preservation, Inc., Spring
Green, Wisconsin) |
Taliesin Preservation, Inc.
|
"Along a county road in
southwestern Wisconsin, there
is a stretch of hill and
valley that catches the eye
and holds it. As the landscape
goes full to the horizon,
hidden details can be
glimpsed. A flash of low roof
or stately spire. The
unmistakably simple lines of a
long red barn. The fleeting
reflection of sunlit stone
walls. This is Taliesin, home
of Frank Lloyd Wright, the
most celebrated of American
architects. And this is the
place, beyond all others..."
Photographs by T. S. Long,
unless otherwise...
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Pp 18 Unpaginated |
2019.56.0922 |
2019
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Taliesin West Building Manual
(Hard Cover) (Published by The
Atom Brick, Inc. Company.) |
The Atom Brick, Inc. |
Manual for assembling the
Taliesin West, Atom Brick
Model. Includes a 10 page
introduction to Taliesin West.
Manufacturers Description: "In
1937, Frank Lloyd Wright
purchased 160 acres of what
would later expand to over 600
acres, at the foot of the
McDowell Mountains outside of
Scottsdale, Arizona. Here he,
along with his family and
fellows of his school
established their winter
retreat over the course of 22
years. They named it Taliesin
West, distinguishing it from
his residence...
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Pp 109 |
2019.59.0722 |
2019
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The B. Harley Bradley House.
Frank Lloyd Wright's First Prairie House (Soft Cover) (Published by
Wright in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois) |
Klasey, Jack; Hinton, Mardene |
Back Cover: "The home that Frank
Lloyd Wright designed for B. Harley Bradley and his wife Anna, more than
a century ago, was the first of his revolutionary Prairie House designs.
Today, after a variety of uses under different owners, "the house that
change the face of American architecture" has been painstakingly
restored and is open for tours." 8.5 x 5.5 (First Edition) |
Pp 36 |
2019.11.1019 |
2019
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The Red Daughter (Advanced
Reader's Copy) (Soft Cover) Published by Random House, an imprint and
division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York) |
Schwartz, John Burnham |
"Running from her father's brutal
legacy, Joseph Stalin's daughter defects to the United States against
the turbulence of the 1960s. For fans of We Were the Lucky Ones and A
Gentleman in Moscow, this sweeping historical novel is inspired by the
true story of Svetlana Alliluyeva. In one of the most momentous events
of the Cold War, Svetlana Allilyueva, the forty-one-year-old daughter of
the notorious tyrannical leader of the USSR, abruptly abandoned her life
in Moscow in 1967, arriving in New York...
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Pp 268 |
2019.01.1118 |
2019
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The 20th-Century Architecture of
Frank Lloyd Wright (Soft Cover) (Published by Frank Lloyd Wright
Building Conservancy, Chicago) |
Frank Lloyd Wright Building
Conservancy |
"Nomination to the World Heritage
List by the United States of America (2016) Revised 2019. Foreword. The
Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy is honored to present this
revised document, The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright,
as a nomination for inscription to the World Heritage List. As the only
organization with the mission to facilitate the preservation and
maintenance of the remaining structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright,
this nomination is...
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Pp 369 |
2019.02.0419 |
2019
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Unity Temple, Oak Park,
Illinois, Atom Brick Model
2019 (1904 - S.096).
(Published by The Atom Brick,
Inc. Company.) |
The Atom Brick, Inc. |
Atom Brick Model of the Unity
Temple. Manufactured by the
Atom Brick Company.
Manufacturers Description:
"Built between the years 1905
and 1908 in Oak Park,
Illinois, Unity Temple is
often considered one of Frank
Lloyd Wright's most important
structures. Wright's use
Company. of a single material,
reinforced concrete, and his
efficient use of space make
Unity Temple one of the first
modernist buildings in the
world and influenced many
future modernist and
post-modernists. The Atom
Brick...
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Pp 69 |
2019.57.0722 |
2019
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Wright and New York, The Making
of America's Architect (Soft Cover) (Published by Yale University Press,
New Haven and London) |
Alofsin, Anthony |
Back cover: Frank Lloyd Wright
took his first major trip to New York in 1909, fleeing a failed marriage
and artistic stagnation. He returned a decade later, his personal life
and architectural career again in crisis. Booming 1920s New York served
as a refuge, but it also challenged him and resurrected his career. The
city connected Wright with important clients and commissions that would
harness his creative energy and define his role in modern architecture,
even as the stock market crash took...
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Pp 343 |
2019.07.0819 |
