Father of skyscrapers; a biography of Louis Sullivan, by Mervyn Kaufman.

Main entry:

Kaufman, Mervyn D.

Title & Author:

Father of skyscrapers; a biography of Louis Sullivan, by Mervyn Kaufman.

Edition:

[1st ed.].

Publication:

Boston, Little, Brown [1969]

Description:

x, 171 pages illustrations, portraits 24 cm

Notes:
A country boyhood -- Boston -- A year at Tech -- To the West -- Mr. Adler -- The great auditorium -- Buildings that soar -- The golden doorway -- The years with Margaret -- Louis alone.

Summary:

A biography of the architect who helped lead the revolt against the established European school of architecture in America.

Subject:

Sullivan, Louis H., 1856-1924 Juvenile literature.
Sullivan, Louis H., 1856-1924.
Architects United States Biography.
Architects.
Architecture.
Skyscrapers.
Architectes États-Unis Biographies.
United States.

Form/genre:

Biographies.
collective biographies.
Literature.
Juvenile works.
Littérature.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 115425
Call No.: W12292; ID:86-B3212
Status: Available

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