{"product_id":"wright-on-exhibit-frank-lloyd-wrights-architectural-exhibitions-hardcover","title":"Wright on Exhibit: Frank Lloyd Wright's Architectural Exhibitions - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathryn Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first history of Frank Lloyd Wright's exhibitions of his own work--a practice central to his career\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than one hundred exhibitions of Frank Lloyd Wright's work were mounted between 1894 and his death in 1959. Wright organized the majority of these exhibitions himself and viewed them as crucial to his self-presentation as his extensive writings. He used them to promote his designs, appeal to new viewers, and persuade his detractors. \u003ci\u003eWright on Exhibit\u003c\/i\u003e presents the first history of this neglected aspect of the architect's influential career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing extensively from Wright's unpublished correspondence, Kathryn Smith challenges the preconceived notion of Wright as a self-promoter who displayed his work in search of money, clients, and fame. She shows how he was an artist-architect projecting an avant-garde program, an innovator who expanded the palette of installation design as technology evolved, and a social activist driven to revolutionize society through design. While Wright's earliest exhibitions were largely for other architects, by the 1930s he was creating public installations intended to inspire debate and change public perceptions about architecture. The nature of his exhibitions expanded with the times beyond models, drawings, and photographs to include more immersive tools such as slides, film, and even a full-scale structure built especially for his 1953 retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum. Placing Wright's exhibitions side by side with his writings, Smith shows how integral these exhibitions were to his vision and sheds light on the broader discourse concerning architecture and modernism during the first half of the twentieth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWright on Exhibit\u003c\/i\u003e features color renderings, photos, and plans, as well as a checklist of exhibitions and an illustrated catalog of extant and lost models made under Wright's supervision.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This invaluable book fills a huge lacuna in our understanding of Wright and his work. In Smith's hands, each exhibition presented here becomes a self-contained story that contributes to the larger narrative of Wright's relentless determination to advance his ideas.\"\u003cb\u003e--Jack Quinan, author of \u003ci\u003eFrank Lloyd Wright's Martin House: Architecture as Portraiture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Meticulously researched and well written. This book will be a foundation for future scholarship.\"\u003cb\u003e--Richard Cleary, author of \u003ci\u003eMerchant Prince and Master Builder: Edgar J. Kaufmann and Frank Lloyd Wright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathryn Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is an architectural historian who specializes in Frank Lloyd Wright. Her books include \u003ci\u003eFrank Lloyd Wright: American Master\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFrank Lloyd Wright, Hollyhock House, and Olive Hill: Buildings and Projects for Aline Barnsdall\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eSchindler House\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Santa Monica, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 10.2 x 9.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47802394345725,"sku":"9780691167220","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/CoJOHWE8yv9780691167220.webp?v=1783404458","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/wright-on-exhibit-frank-lloyd-wrights-architectural-exhibitions-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}