Mary Colter, builder upon the red earth / by Virginia L. Grattan.

Main entry:

Grattan, Virginia L., author.

Title & Author:

Mary Colter, builder upon the red earth / by Virginia L. Grattan.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

Flagstaff, Arizona : Northland Press, 1980.
©1980

Description:

x, 131 pages : illustrations, portraits, map ; 21 x 23 cm

Notes:
Frontispiece portrait of Mary Colter.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-123) and index.
Beginnings 1869-1910 -- A new career 1910-1922 -- Buildings and interiors 1922-1929 -- Buildings and interiors 1929-1941 -- Working in retirement 1941-1958.

Summary:

On the south rim of the Grand Canyon are remarkable stone buildings looking as old as the canyon itself, resembling the ancient structures left by the tribes that inhabited this region long before Columbus reached America. They are the works of Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter, chief architect and decorator for the Fred Harvey Company from 1902 to 1948. Trained in San Francisco in the 1880s, she became a major exponent of the revival of southwestern cultural influence in architecture. The Grand Canyon remains the show place for this singular woman's art. Her buildings mark the far extremities of the south rim--Hermit's Rest, eight miles to the West of the Grand Canyon Village, and the Watchtower, twenty-five miles to the east. In between are half a dozen more of her designs, including rustic Bright Angel Lodge, Phantom Ranch, Hopi House, and the Lookout. This is the first biography of this extraordinary woman. It will appeal to a variety of readers: those interested in the history of the Grand Canyon buildings, the Fred Harvey Company, and the Santa Fe Railway, as well as those with an interest in architecture, interior design, Indian art, and women of accomplishment -- Back cover.

ISBN:

0873581970
9780873581974
0873581989 (pbk.)
9780873581981 (pbk.)

Subject:

Colter, Mary Elizabeth Jane, 1869-1958.
Colter, Mary Elizabeth Jane, 1869-1958, depicted.
COLTER, Mary.
Colter, Mary Elizabeth Jane.
Architects United States Biography.
Architectes États-Unis Biographies.
Architects.
United States.
United States Architectural design Colter, Mary
American architects.
Architecture (object genre) United States 1900-1950.

Form/genre:

Biography
Biographies.

Added entries:

Northland Press, publisher.
United States Arizona Flagstaff,

Holdings:

Location: Library main 153970
Call No.: NA44.C724.9 G7 1980
Copy: copy 1
Status: Available

Location: Library main 153969
Call No.: NA44.C724.9 G7 1980
Copy: copy 2
Status: Available

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