The Resource Architecture's odd couple : Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson, Hugh Howard
Architecture's odd couple : Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson, Hugh Howard
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The item Architecture's odd couple : Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson, Hugh Howard represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Manchester City Library.
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- Summary
- "In architectural terms, the twentieth century can be largely summed up with two names: Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson. Wright (1867-1959) began it with his romantic prairie style; Johnson (1906-2005) brought down the curtain with his spare postmodernist experiments. Between them, they built some of the most admired and discussed buildings in American history. Differing radically in their views on architecture, Wright and Johnson shared a restless creativity, enormous charisma, and an outspokenness that made each man irresistible to the media. Often publicly at odds, they were the twentieth century's flint and steel; their repeated encounters consistently set off sparks. Yet as acclaimed historian Hugh Howard shows, their rivalry was also a fruitful artistic conversation, one that yielded new directions for both men. It was not despite but rather because of their contentious--and not always admiring--relationship that they were able so powerfully to influence history. In Architecture's Odd Couple, Howard deftly traces the historical threads connecting the two men and offers readers a distinct perspective on the era they so enlivened with their designs. Featuring many of the structures that defined modern space--from Fallingwater to the Guggenheim, from the Glass House to the Seagram Building--this book presents an arresting portrait of modern architecture's odd couple and how they shaped the American landscape by shaping each other."--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 333 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- Prologue: The master and the maestro
- Part I: a meeting of minds
- Two conversations
- Plotting a comeback
- European travels
- Part II: The MOMA moment
- The new museum
- An invitation issued
- Wright vs. Johnson
- The show must go on
- Part III: Acting out their antagonism
- The banks of Bear Run
- Politics and art
- Wright's Manhattan project
- Philip comes out classical
- The whiskey bottle and the teapot
- Epilogue: A friendly wrangle
- Isbn
- 9781620403754
- Label
- Architecture's odd couple : Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson
- Title
- Architecture's odd couple
- Title remainder
- Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson
- Statement of responsibility
- Hugh Howard
- Subject
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- Architecture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Friendship
- History
- Johnson, Philip, 1906-2005
- Johnson, Philip, 1906-2005 -- Criticism and interpretation
- 1900 - 1999
- United States
- Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959
- Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 -- Friends and associates
- Johnson, Philip, 1906-2005 -- Friends and associates
- Architecture
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In architectural terms, the twentieth century can be largely summed up with two names: Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson. Wright (1867-1959) began it with his romantic prairie style; Johnson (1906-2005) brought down the curtain with his spare postmodernist experiments. Between them, they built some of the most admired and discussed buildings in American history. Differing radically in their views on architecture, Wright and Johnson shared a restless creativity, enormous charisma, and an outspokenness that made each man irresistible to the media. Often publicly at odds, they were the twentieth century's flint and steel; their repeated encounters consistently set off sparks. Yet as acclaimed historian Hugh Howard shows, their rivalry was also a fruitful artistic conversation, one that yielded new directions for both men. It was not despite but rather because of their contentious--and not always admiring--relationship that they were able so powerfully to influence history. In Architecture's Odd Couple, Howard deftly traces the historical threads connecting the two men and offers readers a distinct perspective on the era they so enlivened with their designs. Featuring many of the structures that defined modern space--from Fallingwater to the Guggenheim, from the Glass House to the Seagram Building--this book presents an arresting portrait of modern architecture's odd couple and how they shaped the American landscape by shaping each other."--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1952-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Howard, Hugh
- Dewey number
- 720.973/0904
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- NA737.W7
- LC item number
- H685 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Wright, Frank Lloyd
- Wright, Frank Lloyd
- Johnson, Philip
- Johnson, Philip
- Johnson, Philip
- Wright, Frank Lloyd
- Architecture
- Architecture
- Friendship
- United States
- Label
- Architecture's odd couple : Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson, Hugh Howard
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-320) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: The master and the maestro -- Part I: a meeting of minds -- Two conversations -- Plotting a comeback -- European travels -- Part II: The MOMA moment -- The new museum -- An invitation issued -- Wright vs. Johnson -- The show must go on -- Part III: Acting out their antagonism -- The banks of Bear Run -- Politics and art -- Wright's Manhattan project -- Philip comes out classical -- The whiskey bottle and the teapot -- Epilogue: A friendly wrangle
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- x, 333 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781620403754
- Lccn
- 2015042135
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocn918283564
- Label
- Architecture's odd couple : Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson, Hugh Howard
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-320) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: The master and the maestro -- Part I: a meeting of minds -- Two conversations -- Plotting a comeback -- European travels -- Part II: The MOMA moment -- The new museum -- An invitation issued -- Wright vs. Johnson -- The show must go on -- Part III: Acting out their antagonism -- The banks of Bear Run -- Politics and art -- Wright's Manhattan project -- Philip comes out classical -- The whiskey bottle and the teapot -- Epilogue: A friendly wrangle
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- x, 333 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781620403754
- Lccn
- 2015042135
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocn918283564
Subject
- Architecture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Friendship
- History
- Johnson, Philip, 1906-2005
- Johnson, Philip, 1906-2005 -- Criticism and interpretation
- 1900 - 1999
- United States
- Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959
- Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 -- Friends and associates
- Johnson, Philip, 1906-2005 -- Friends and associates
- Architecture
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