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Frank Lloyd Wright : Art Glass of the Martin House Complex by Julie Sloan (2009, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPomegranate Communications, Incorporated
ISBN-100764951505
ISBN-139780764951503
eBay Product ID (ePID)73287579
Product Key Features
Book TitleFrank Lloyd Wright : Art Glass of the Martin House Complex
Number of Pages96 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicDesign, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation, Historic Preservation / General, Criticism, Regional, Methods & Materials
Publication Year2009
IllustratorYes
GenreArchitecture
AuthorJulie Sloan
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight26.8 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width9.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2009-014074
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal720.92
SynopsisWhen Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) designed the Darwin D. Martin House complex (1903-1905), he filled the windows, doors, skylights, and laylights with nearly four hundred pieces of his signature art glass. The spectacular designs, abstractions of the architecture and surrounding environment, are among some of Wright's finest. These "light screens," as Wright called them, were fundamental to his principle of "bringing the outside in" by blurring the line between enclosed and open spaces. Despite the site-specific nature of Wright's art glass, nearly three-quarters of the pieces at the Martin House complex have been removed-many of them distributed to museums and private collections throughout the world. Today, due to the tremendous reconstruction efforts by the Martin House Restoration Corporation, the art glass designs are being restored to their original home. Only now, in their original context, is it possible to fully appreciate the importance of these "light screens" to Wright's overall composition for the Martin House complex. Edited by Martin House curator Eric Jackson-Forsberg, with additional text by Theodore Lownie, Robert McCarter, and Jack Quinan and an introduction by art glass expert Julie Sloan, Frank Lloyd Wright: Art Glass of the Martin House Complex explores the breadth of Wright's iconic iridescent creations for the Martin House. Full-color images accompany Jackson-Forsberg's insightful text to provide examples of the major patterns and motifs represented in the Martin House, in addition to an assortment of rare variations and outlying designs. Original drawings, historic photographs, floor plans, and excerpts from Wright's personal correspondence add to this comprehensive survey of the exquisite art glass designs found at Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House complex.
LC Classification NumberNK5398.W78F73 2009
Text byMcCarter, Robert, Quinan, Jack, Lownie, Theodore
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- Jul 20, 2016
Recommended for FLW lovers
This is a well written book, an in depth consideration of the art glass of the Martin House in Buffalo, NY. This book covers the subject thoroughly, and it is well documented. The background of the Martin house is summarized through several chapters, including some interesting first hand correspondence between FLW and the Martin Family, along with photos and copies of layouts for the buildings of the Martin House complex by FLW. Having toured the Martin House myself a couple of different times, the documentation is representational of the house itself. The book does a good job of trying to put the art glass into the context of the home, but I recommend touring the Martin House for the setting cannot be totally appreciated by description alone, for the House is certainly a unique grand statement of Wright's early design, a true Masterpiece. The book covers the design and manufacture of the art glass windows which are icons of FLW design. In the end, the book covers individually every type of art glass in the Martin House, along with a color photo of each type. The book is filled with photos. As a book, it is well made, with heavy paper for the leaves and dust cover, as well as a sturdy binding.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
