Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House Architecture As Portraiture

Name: Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House Architecture As Portraiture
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ISBN: 9781568984193

ISBN-10: 1568984197

ISBN-13: 9781568984193

Edition: 2004

Authors: Jack Quinan

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The Darwin D. Martin House in Buffalo, New York, is one of Frank Lloyd Wright's earliest and most important masterpieces. Built in the prairie style, this large residential complex was designed, landscaped, and extensively furnished by the architect. The history of its creation, recorded in over 400 letters exchanged between Wright and Martin, forms a fascinating biography not only of the house but of its architect and client. In this detailed account of the Martin House commission, Quinan mines the Wright-Martin correspondence, along with the physical artifacts and architectural remains of the house, which is currently under restoration, to investigate Wright's often-made claim that his…

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Publication date: 9/1/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 248
Size: 7.87" wide x 10.30" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.486
Language: English




Frank Lloyd Wright and Darwin D. Martin



The Barton House : testing the waters



The Martin House : designing a domestic symphony



Constructing the Martin House



The Tout ensemble



Architecture as portraiture