Wright, John Lloyd – Frank Lloyd Wright MY FATHER, FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT 1st Edition Thus 1st Printing Softcover New York Dover Publications 1992 Very Good in wrappers. An unabridged and slightly altered republication of the work originally published under the title of’My Father who is on Earth.
A Monograph on the Berkeley Modernist, a talented German emigre who built numerous residences in the East Bay hills from the 40′s through the 60′s. Type and layout by Jack Stauffacher. Very good to fine condition with some very minor stains on front cover, clean copy. Many full page B&W photos. Condition is VG+ with Very little signs of wear. Born in Berlin in 1913 to an upper middle-class Jewish family, John Hans Ostwald earned a law degree in Vienna, studied briefly at the London School of Economics, became an accomplished pianist, and received a degree in architecture in Zurich. He arrived in San Francisco with his wife Rosemarie in 1939 and was hired by his father-in-law’s schoolmate, Richard Neutra. Ostwald was a modernist, often guided by a woodsy Swiss functionalist aesthetic. Working from a building of his own design on Shattuck Ave. His major works in Berkeley include the Bancroft Center (2560 Bancroft Way), the South Branch Library (demolished), and many residential projects. His final project, the posthumously built St. John’s Presbyterian Church 2727 College Ave. Was designed in collaboration with his younger partner E. Although affected by modernism, especially the International Style, Ostwald was uncomfortable with a starkly abstract aesthetic. He resisted a set design style, preferring to accommodate to the particular way of life, sensibility, and aspirations of each client. In the 1963 Spiller house (9 North Ridgewood, Kent Woodlands) large rugged beams come together above a massive, central, free-standing concrete fireplace opening on to several side spaces reminiscent of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Wingspread. By contrast, the Lowenfeld house 2928 Avalon Ave. , designed a few years earlier, has a quiet restrained formalism. As a cultured European, Ostwald’s world view was broader than that of many of his contemporaries. This influenced his sense of the architect’s role in civic and educational matters. An active member of the Sierra Club, in the mid-60s he was a design lecturer at UC Extension and the College of Environmental Design. He also participated in the City of Berkeley’s Code Review Committee and was largely responsible for the City’s Sign Ordinance. Ostwald was a member of the Civic Art Commission, and the Design Review Committee, and was frequently a speaker on environmental and educational issues in Berkeley.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Seth Peterson Cottage. Author: EIFLER, John, Kristin Visser, and Frank Lloyd Wright Title: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Seth Peterson Cottage Publication: Madison, WI: Prairie Oak Press, 1997. Description: First edition and first printing. A look at this small Wisconsin house that was designed by Wright in 1958. Features text by John Eifler and Kristin Visser. Includes some color and numerous black and white illustrations. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. We specialize in Used and Rare Photography Monographs and Modern First Editions. We have a wide selection of Art, Architecture, Design, Poetry, Drama, Literary Broadsides, and Art and Photo Periodicals. We are members of the ABAA and ILAB. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as “gifts”. US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior. Priority rate is available when we invoice you. We leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. We work hard to keep buyers happy and to resolve the rare problem promptly. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
Wright, John Lloyd – Frank Lloyd Wright MY FATHER, FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT 1st Edition Thus 1st Printing Softcover New York Dover Publications 1992 Very Good in wrappers. An unabridged and slightly altered republication of the work originally published under the title of’My Father who is on Earth.
Wright, John Lloyd – Frank Lloyd Wright MY FATHER, FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT 1st Edition Thus 1st Printing Softcover New York Dover Publications 1992 Very Good in wrappers. An unabridged and slightly altered republication of the work originally published under the title of’My Father who is on Earth.
My Father Who is on Earth SIGNED by John Lloyd Wright 1946 1st Edition Putnam HC (2171186). This is a used book with heavy wear, missing the dust jacket. Signed by John Lloyd Wright on the second page, with an inscription “in the cause of peace” and the year’46. Also has a gift inscription on the front endpage. Some corner damage, water damage and stains on the cover and inside. Binding is intact, moderate unidentified smell, no signs of mold or mildew. See pictures for overview of condition. We are BrightLight Books.
Wright, John Lloyd – Frank Lloyd Wright MY FATHER, FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT 1st Edition Thus 1st Printing Softcover New York Dover Publications 1992 Very Good in wrappers. An unabridged and slightly altered republication of the work originally published under the title of’My Father who is on Earth.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Seth Peterson Cottage. Author: EIFLER, John, Kristin Visser, and Frank Lloyd Wright Title: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Seth Peterson Cottage Publication: Madison, WI: Prairie Oak Press, 1997. Description: First edition and first printing. A look at this small Wisconsin house that was designed by Wright in 1958. Features text by John Eifler and Kristin Visser. Includes some color and numerous black and white illustrations. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. We specialize in Used and Rare Photography Monographs and Modern First Editions. We have a wide selection of Art, Architecture, Design, Poetry, Drama, Literary Broadsides, and Art and Photo Periodicals. We are members of the ABAA and ILAB. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as “gifts”. US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior. Priority rate is available when we invoice you. We leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. We work hard to keep buyers happy and to resolve the rare problem promptly. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
JOHN LAUTNER, ARCHITECT by Frank Escher. 1994 Artemis First Edition in Dust Jacket Designed by Lorraine Wild, ReVerb. 296 pages presenting nearly 50 realized buildings dating from 1940 to 1992. Frank Escher [Editor], Lorraine Wild, ReVerb [Designer]: JOHN LAUTNER, ARCHITECT. Embossed black cloth titled in white. Fully illustrated in color and black and white. Interior unmarked and very clean. Black cloth with a few random dust spots. Jacket flap offset marks to pastedowns. First two leaves lightly foxed. Monochromatic dust jacket sunned to edges, with faint shadow to front panel. A very good to nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket. 9.75 x 12.9375-inch hardcover book with 296 pages profusely illustrated with contemporary color photographs and vintage black and white images and plans of Lautner buildings, including The Chemosphere; the Arango Residence in Acapulco, Mexico; Desert Hot Springs Motel in Palm Springs; the Palm Springs Elrod Residence, and many others, all held together with Lorraine Wild’s sensitive typography and book design. This monograph is the most comprehensive presentation of John Lautner’s work ever published. Almost 50 realized buildings, dating from 1940 to 1992, are described and illustrated in detail. The book also includes a chronological list of work, a bibliography, an interview with Lautner in which he describes the most important influences on his work-among them his apprenticeship with Frank Lloyd Wright-and Lautner’s own highly individual views on architecture. John Lautner, FAIA (Michigan, 1911 – 1994) was one of the most important American architects of the twentieth century, and perhaps one of the most misunderstood. His career spanned fifty-five years and left an indelible mark on the built environment of Southern California. Lautner was born in 1911 and raised in Marquette, Michigan. His remarkable natural surroundings made a deep and lifelong impression. He had his first building experience at the age of twelve, when he helped his father construct a chalet designed by his mother. He earned a degree in English from what is now Northern Michigan University, whose only architecture class at the time was a history survey. After reading Frank Lloyd Wright’s autobiography, Lautner applied to Wright’s Taliesin Fellowship in Spring Green, Wisconsin. He served from 1933 to 1939 as one of Wright’s original Taliesin Fellows. Lautner adopted Wright’s philosophy of “organic architecture, ” which promotes harmony between man and nature by exploring the interplay of people, spaces, and the natural and built environments. He began practicing in Los Angeles in the late 1930s. Lautner designed over fifty significant structures in Southern California alone, each a unique expression of his constant exploration of new ideas and materials. Unlike Michigan, the Southern California climate and light allowed Lautner to use large planes of glass, exposed wood, and other elements that brought nature into his designs. He was an engineering genius, able to juxtapose different angles and shapes to create forms that were at once organic and futuristic. He pioneered the use of concrete as both a sculptural and architectural element. He was instrumental in creating the California coffee shop, designing both Googie’s and Tiny Naylor’s (both demolished). Yet most of his best-known works are residential, with iconic designs including the 1960 Malin residence (Chemosphere) in the Hollywood Hills and the 1963 Reiner residence (Silvertop) in Silver Lake. In 1970, Lautner became a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He received the Gold Medal from the Los Angeles AIA chapter in 1993. Lautner was active in a number of projects when he died in 1994 at the age of 83. Despite its great significance, Lautner’s work was largely overlooked in his lifetime. It has gained increasing recognition in the years since, with exhibitions, publications, a documentary, and appearances in numerous films, commercials, and other media. Yet his legacy remains vulnerable. His 1951 Shusett House in Beverly Hills was demolished in 2010, and AbilityFirst’s Paul Weston Work Center (1979) in Woodland Hills was proposed for demolition in 2014. The Los Angeles Conservancy. For an excellent and ever-changing selection of rare and out-of-print design books and periodicals covering all aspects of 20th-century visual culture. Please contact me for details.
My Father Who Is on Earth. Author: John Lloyd Wright Title: My Father Who Is on Earth Publication: New York: G. Putnam’s Sons, 1946. A solid copy to boot of the 1946 1st edition of this unconventional portrait of an unconventional man — FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT, stormy petrel of architecture. The author is his son, who tells the things only he could tell about his father. (From the dustjacket’s front cover). Tight and VG+ (a touch of light spotting at the panels) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light chipping to the spine ends and some tape applied inconspicuously to the inside of the dustjacket as reinforcement. Octavo, a number of illustrations throughout complementing John Lloyd Wright’s text. Very Good + / Very Good. We offer an eclectic selection, specializing in childrens, art, photography, literature, history, chess, sports and more. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA) and we stand behind what we offer for sale. We leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. We work hard to keep buyers happy and to resolve the rare problem promptly. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
