Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959.

The drawings of Frank Lloyd Wright [by] Arthur Drexler.

New York, Published for the Museum of Modern Art by Horizon Press ©1962.

320 pages plates, plans 30 cm

300 plates in this oversized book (9" x 12") faithfully reproduce the details of Frank Lloyd Wright's drawings. Great care was taken to photograph the handwritten notes, erasures, and corrections of this great architect. The drawings are for houses (big & small), apartment & industrial buildings, skyscrapers, churches, floating cabins, bridges, motels, community centers, an amusement park, a sports pavilion, a summer colony, a self-service garage, a boat club, and more
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 and Herbert F. Johnson House, "Wingspread"; the Living City; the Alice Millard House, "La Miniatura"; the Ruth and John C. Pew House; Taliesin; and Unity Temple

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Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959.
Wright, Lloyd, 1890-1978.
Architecture, American History 20th century.
Architecture Dessins et plans.
Architecture américaine Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture, American
American Architects.
Architecture (object genre) United States 1890-1960.
Architectural drawings United States 1890-1960.

Book jackets. NNC
Exhibition Publications.
History
Dust jackets (Binding) NNC

Drexler, Arthur.
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)

Location: Library main 150258
Call No.: NA44.W949.3 D7 1962
Copy: copy 2
Status: Available