Main entry:

Brooks, H. Allen (Harold Allen), 1925-2010.

Title & Author:

The prairie school; Frank Lloyd Wright and his midwest contemporaries [by] H. Allen Brooks.

Publication:

[Toronto], [University of Toronto Press], [1972]

Description:

xxiii, 373 pages illustrations 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-352).
The Prairie School in history -- The taste makers and the times -- The architects and their activities -- Early designs -- The studio -- Reintegration, consolidation, and a redefinition of style -- Independence and the departure of Wright -- Diversity, decentralization, and the final fulfillment -- The situation after 1914 -- The demise of the Prairie School.
Library c. 1: 1975 printing.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

One of the most original and dynamic developments in American architecture, the Prairie School was a regional manifestation of the international revolt and reform that occurred in the visual arts during the early years of the twentieth century. Inspired by Louis Sullivan and given guidance and prominence by Frank Lloyd Wright, the members of the movement sought to achieve a fresh architectural expression. Their designs were characterized by precise, angular forms and highly sophisticated interior arrangements--an approach that proved immensely significant in residential architecture. In this book, the author discusses the entire phenomenon of the Prairie School, not just the masters but also the work of their contemporaries. Drawing on unpublished material and original documentation as well as on interviews, he assesses each architect's contribution and traces the course of the movement itself--how and why it came into existence, what it achieved, and what caused its abrupt end.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

0802052517
9780802052513
0802000398 (microfiche)
9780802000392 (microfiche)

Subject:

Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959.
Wright, Frank Lloyd 1867-1959
Prairie school (Architecture)
Architecture Middle West History 20th century.
Prairie houses (Architecture)
Architecture Midwest (États-Unis) Histoire 20e siècle.
Prairie School.
Architecture
Geschichte
Prairie school
Landhaus
Architecture United States History 20th century.
Middle West
USA
Architecture 20th century Middle West
Wright, Frank Lloyd

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

C. Donald Cook Frank Lloyd Wright Collection

Holdings:

Location: Library main 152658
Call No.: NA44.W949.9 B7 1975
Copy: copy 2
Status: Available

Location: Library main 152659
Call No.: NA44.W949.9 B7 1975
Copy: copy 1
Status: Available