Frank Lloyd Wright and his manner of thought
"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 mo...
| Main Author: | Klinkowitz, Jerome, |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Madison, Wisconsin :
The University of Wisconsin Press,
[2014]
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| Physical Description: |
xii, 202 pages ; 23 cm. |
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| Summary: |
"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 most comprehensive and sustained treatment of his thought."--Back cover. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Truth against the world -- Architects and machines -- The prairie and the world -- Japan and after -- "An Autobiography" and the fellowship -- Broadacre City and the 1930s -- A second career -- Appendix. Divorce papers of William C. and Anna L. Wright. "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 most comprehensive and sustained treatment of his thought."--Back cover. |
| Physical Description: |
xii, 202 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780299301446 0299301443 |