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Frank Lloyd Wright--The Lost Years, 1910-1922 : A Study of Influence

Name: Frank Lloyd Wright--The Lost Years, 1910-1922 : A Study of Influence
Author: Anthony Alofsin
ISBN: 9780226015040

by Anthony Alofsin

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Frank Lloyd Wright: The Lost Years, 1910-1922 uncovers the real story of Wright's travels in Europe. By examining this elusive and influential period in Wright's development, Alofsin restores an important chapter to the history of modern architecture. Bringing new definition and insight to the story of Frank Lloyd Wright, this book has become a standard work on America's greatest architect.

"Alofsin has set out to explain the impact of European culture on Wright by integrating its artistic influence with the tumultuous events in his private life. . . . [He] succeeds in this ambitious goal."—Kevin Nute, Architects' Journal

"A convincing and well-documented case that these were in fact crucial and fruitful years in Wright's development as an architect. . . . Absorbing."—Catherine Maclay, San Jose Mercury News

"One of the best."—Robert Fulford, Toronto Globe and Mail

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An ambitious work, based on the author's complete access to Wright's archives (the first by any scholar in over 40 years), studying the years after Wright had left his wife and traveled to Europe. Wright's impact in Europe is widely accepted; but Alofsin shows that although he never acknowledged it, Europe had more influence on Wright than Wright had on Europe. This study offers new insight into Wright as a person and into his work of that period. Abundantly illustrated. 9.5x10.25" Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Reprint of a 1993 work in which the author challenges some opinions that have become myths in the history of modern architecture. Drawing upon his examination of Wright's archives and his correspondence with a client, he reveals complex and contradictory events that give depth to the lost years of the architect's career. He examines Europe's impact on Wright's development and shows that the standard assertions about the influence of the Wasmuth publications were part of an elaborate misunderstanding by historians and architects. Generously illustrated in b&w. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.