Main entry:

Quinan, Jack.

Title & Author:

Frank Lloyd Wright's Larkin Building : Myth and Fact / Jack Quinan.

Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Architectural History Foundation ; Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1987.

Description:

xiv, 189 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Series:

Architectural History Foundation Books ; 11

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-186) and index.
[Table of Contents] -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword / Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE: The Commission -- CHAPTER TWO: The History of The Larkin Company -- CHAPTER THREE: The Evolution and Sources of the Design -- CHAPTER FOUR: Functional Aspects of the Design -- CHAPTER FIVE: The Message in the Building -- CHAPTER SIX: The Critical Response -- CHAPTER SEVEN: The Demolition -- APPENDIX A: Darwin Martin's Office Building Requirements -- APPENDIX B: Darwin Martin Letter to John Larkin of January 7, 1903 refuting the Coss plan -- APPENDIX C: Darwin Martin Letter to John Larkin of March 20, 1903 reporting on Wright -- APPENDIX D: Darwin Martin Letter to John Larkin of May 12, 1903 refuting the Heath plan -- APPENDIX E: "The Inscriptions on the Court of the Administration Building" -- APPENDIX F: Chronological List of Writings on the Larkin Administration Building -- APPENDIX G: Frank Lloyd Wright, "The New Larkin Administration Building" -- APPENDIX H: William Heath, "The Office Building and What It Will Bring to the Office Force" -- APPENDIX I: George Twitmyer, "A Model Administration Building" -- APPENDIX J: Marion Harland, "The Administration Building" -- APPENDIX K: Russell Sturgis, "The Larkin Building in Buffalo" -- APPENDIX L: Frank Lloyd Wright, "Reply to Mr. Sturgis's Criticism" -- Notes -- Index.
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Summary:

"Here, for the first time, readers can enjoy a complete view of Frank Lloyd Wright's amazing early masterwork of 1904, the Larkin Building. It was a major factor in his fame abroad, and later, at home. But in 1950 it was razed. Why? Professor Jack Quinan of the State University of New York at Buffalo, has benefited from a hitherto unknown cache of original documents, including photographs, which enable him to answer the question. The numerous letters exchanged between Frank Lloyd Wright and Darwin D. Martin, a top executive of the Larkin mail-order company, reveal the crucial details of a remarkable architect - client relationship. Bit by bit Quinan brings to life a key achievement of American architecture, from the saga of its creation to the inconsistencies of its reputation. He traces the elements of its exceptional structure, explains the unprecedented coordination of its intricate equipment, the rich meaning of its superb decorations, and the fluctuation of its critical and historic assessments. No one interested in the American way of life should overlook this pathbreaking book." -- Dust Jacket

ISBN:

0262170043
9780262170048
0262670038
9780262670036

Subject:

Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 Criticism and interpretation.
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 Critique et interprétation.
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959
Larkin Building (Buffalo, N.Y.)
Office buildings New York (State) Buffalo.
Immeubles de bureaux New York (État) Buffalo.
Buildings
Office buildings
Architects United States 20th century.
Buffalo (N.Y.) Buildings, structures, etc.
Buffalo (N.Y.) Constructions.
New York (State) Buffalo
Buffalo (N.Y.) Larkinhouse.
United States Architectural design Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1869-1959 - Critical studies

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Added entries:

Architectural History Foundation books ; 11.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 178564
Call No.: NA44.W949.25 L3 1987
Status: Available