Up close : Frank Lloyd Wright, a twentieth-century life / by Jan Adkins.
| Author/creator | Adkins, Jan, 1944- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York, N.Y. : Viking, ©2007. |
| Description | 301 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Frank Lloyd Wright : a twentieth-century life |
| Series | Up close Up close. ^A714210 |
| Contents | Darkness and light -- Foundations -- White city -- Bootlegging -- Prairie wind -- Instinct and wind -- Soap and god -- Failure of structural integrity -- Losing Eden -- Vamp -- Ring of fire -- Hollywood -- Mystic -- Great depression -- Shaking it out of his sleeve -- Desert lord -- Dangerous dream -- Usonia -- Streamlining -- Time traveling -- Eclipse of the sun -- Mystic spiral -- Gliding home -- Source notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Abstract | The story of the man who changed architecture from "dark, Victorian clutter" to space open to air and movement. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-293) and index. |
| Audience | Ages 11 up. |
| Awards note | A Junior Library Guild selection |
| ISBN | 0670061387 (hardcover) : |
| ISBN | 9780670061389 (hardcover) : |
| Stock number | Junior Library Guild http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Biographies | B W9319A | ✔ Available | Place Hold |