Frank Lloyd Wrights Fallingwater - American Architecture in the Depression Era

Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater explores the relationship between the economic tumult in the United States in the 1930s, Frank Lloyd Wright, and the construction of his most famous house, Fallingwater.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Change 2. Depression 3. Repair 4. Masterpiece 5. Aftermath Epilogue Bibliography

About the author

Catherine W. Zipf, PhD, is an award-winning architectural historian and author of Professional Pursuits: Women and the American Arts and Crafts Movement. Her research examines the history of race and gender in the built environment and has been supported by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation. An active contributor to a range of print and online publications, Zipf is already at work on her third book, Making a Home of Her Own: Newport's Architectural Patronesses, 1850–1940. She presently serves as Executive Director of the Bristol Historical & Preservation Society, in Bristol, RI.

Summary

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater explores the relationship between the economic tumult in the United States in the 1930s, Frank Lloyd Wright, and the construction of his most famous house, Fallingwater.

Product details

• Authors: Catherine W Zipf, Catherine W (Massachusetts Institute of Tech Zipf
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781138644342
• ISBN: 978-1-138-64434-2
• No. of pages: 194
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Architecture, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), Individual architects & architectural firms, ARCHITECTURE / Individual Architects & Firms / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, ARCHITECTURE / History / General, c 1500 onwards to present day, Archaeology, History of Architecture, History of the Americas, History and Archaeology, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Individual architects and architectural firms