Design in the age of Darwin : from William Morris to Frank Lloyd Wright

Design in the age of Darwin : from William Morris to Frank Lloyd Wright / By Stephen F. Eisenman, with Corinne Granof.

Author/creator	Eisenman, Stephen
Other author/creator	Granof, Corinne.
Other author/creator	Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, 2008.
Description	vii, 141 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Subject(s)	Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882--Influence --Exhibitions. Art and design--History --19th century --Exhibitions. Art and design--History --20th century --Exhibitions. Decoration and ornament--History --19th century --Exhibitions. Decoration and ornament--History --20th century --Exhibitions. Modernism (Aesthetics)--Great Britain --History --19th century --Exhibitions. Modernism (Aesthetics)--Great Britain --History --20th century --Exhibitions. Modernism (Aesthetics)--United States --History --19th century --Exhibitions. Modernism (Aesthetics)--United States --History --20th century --Exhibitions.

Contents	Design in the age of Darwin: from William Morris to Frank Lloyd Wright / Stephen F. Eisenman -- Louis Sullivan, Herbert Spencer, and the medium of architecture / David Van Zanten -- Designing evolution: Darwin's illustrations / Jacob W. Lewis -- Evolution and homogenic love in C.R. Ashbee's guild of handicraft / Angelina Lucento -- C.F.A. Voysey: an aesthetic of independence and interdependence / Zirwat Chowdhury.
General note	"Design in the Age of Darwin: From William Morris to Frank Lloyd Wright is published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University ... May 9-August 24, 2008."
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2008010222
ISBN	9780810152045 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0810152045 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	NK 1370 .E37 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold