Main entry:

Thomas, George E.

Title & Author:

William L. Price : arts and crafts to modern design / George E. Thomas with an introduction by Robert Venturi.

Publication:

New York : Princeton Architecutural Press, 2000.

Description:

xiii, 362 : illustrations ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 356 and index.
Introduction / Robert Venturi -- William L. Price: On the Brink of the Twentieth Century -- Nationality, Ethnic Continuity, and Christian Civilization -- Brave New Worlds: Price's Utopian Visions -- Architecture as the Utterance of the Living -- "When You Next Look at a Chair": The Arts and Crafts Furniture of William L. Price / Robert Edwards -- Is American Art Captive to the Dead Past? / William L. Price -- Modern Architecture / William L. Price.

Summary:

"Architect George Howe believed there were three pioneers of American architecture. Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, and William L. Price. While Wright and Sullivan are still regarded as central figures in the history of American architecture, Price awaits rediscovery." "Price, a disciple of Frank Furness who practiced in Philadelphia from 1883 to 1916, established the character of two of the nation's greatest resorts, Atlantic City and Miami, thus shaping the architecture of the Roaring Twenties. Although his biggest and best-known projects, the Art Deco Traymore Hotel in Atlantic City and the Chicago Freight Terminal, were both destroyed, his Arts and Crafts utopian community in Rose Valley, Pennsylvania and his Garden City community in Arden, Delaware survive to attest to the vigor of his ideas and the leadership he exerted." "Price left a legacy of exquisite houses, railroad stations, and commercial structures that were widely emulated and recall the best works of Frank Lloyd Wright and Greene & Greene. In addition, Price was an accomplished writer and furniture designer whose work was regularly featured in Gustav Stickley's The Craftsman." "Price's role in shaping American architecture is uncovered in this volume, which documents the architect's complete works - including over 350 hotels, houses, and pieces of furniture - bringing to light this unknown American master."--Jacket.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

1568982208
9781568982205

Subject:

Price, William L., 1861-1916.
Price, William L. 1861-1916
Price, William L. (1861-1916)
Price, William L.
Architects United States Biography.
Architecture United States History 19th century.
Architecture United States History 20th century.
Architectes États-Unis Biographies.
Architecture États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle.
Architecture États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Architects
Architecture
Architektur
Architecture États-Unis 19e siècle.
Architecture États-Unis 1900-1945.
United States

Form/genre:

Biography
Catalogues raisonnés.
Quotations (texts)
Writings.
Biographies
History
Books.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 210569
Call No.: NA44.P946.2 T5 2000
Status: Available