Frank Lloyd Wright : graphic artist
by
 
Fowler, Penny, 1940-

Title
Frank Lloyd Wright : graphic artist

Author
Fowler, Penny, 1940-

ISBN
9780764920172
 
9780764917400

Personal Author
Fowler, Penny, 1940-

Publication Information
San Francisco : Pomegranate, ©2002.

Physical Description
ix, 133 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Contents
Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Experiments and discoveries -- Chapter 2: Arts and crafts: the art of the book -- Chapter 3: International influences -- Chapter 4: Chicago, Europe, and The Wasmuth portfolios -- Chapter 5: Murals: Midway Gardens and the Imperial Hotel -- Chapter 6: Japan and Europe -- Chapter 7: Wendingen Wrightnummers -- Chapter 8: Liberty -- Chapter 9: World Unity -- Chapter 10: Surveying a life's work: exhibitions and publications -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Index.

Abstract
Book Description: Frank Lloyd Wright's mammoth contribution to architecture is universally acknowledged, but his graphic work has been largely overlooked in the existing literature about this seminal architect. His designs for typography, books, posters, murals, and magazines have remained relatively obscure, even though they are key components of his oeuvre. Penny Fowler has thoroughly investigated the artist's innovative graphic work and placed it within the context of various aesthetic movements, from Arts and Crafts to Bauhaus and De Stijl. Wright's publications - including The House Beautiful and An Autobiography - his delineations for the Wasmuth Portfolio, and his mural designs for Midway Gardens and the Imperial Hotel are explored, and one chapter is devoted to the festive covers Wright created for Liberty magazine. (Wright's designs were considered far too radical from the current trends, so Liberty turned them down.) Now this important part of the artist's work has been succinctly reviewed and amply illustrated. The ten chapters - carefully annotated with endnotes - explore Wright's foray into the world of graphic design, including book design; his influence by international sources; and his visits to Japan and Europe. Exhibitions and publications are included in the last chapter. Frank Lloyd Wright: Graphic Artist suggests that the man's genius simply knew no bounds.

Personal Subject
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959.
 
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 (OCoLC)fst00032949

Subject Term
Graphic arts -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
 
Graphic arts. (OCoLC)fst00946595
 
Prenten.
 
Grafici.

Geographic Term
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155

Genre
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628

Added Author
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959.


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