Description
Oak Park and River Forest are a mecca for Wright scholars and enthusiasts. Nowhere else can one visit so many Frank Lloyd Wright buildings and experience the architect's Prairie-style philosophy so fully. Hometown Architect is a thorough chronicle of that experience. Even if you have not had the good fortune to see these houses firsthand, the textual and photographic tours comprising this book will make you feel as though you have.
Hometown Architectpresents twenty-seven Wright homes, and Unity Temple, documenting one of the architect's most influential periods of his career. The last chapter surveys eight "lost, altered, and possibly Wright" homes. More than ninety photographs of the buildings' exteriors and interiors are accompanied by descriptive captions, while introductory text to each chapter details the story behind each commission, addressing Wright's relationships with his clients, the importance of each building in Wright's oeuvre, and the characteristics that make each house unique. The endpapers of this book feature a map locating all the sites discussed.
About the Author
Patrick F. Cannon has had a long career as a publicist, journalist, and editor. He is the author of Prairie Metropolis: Chicago and the Birth of a New American Home, and The Space Within: Inside Great Chicago Buildings, bothpublished by Pomegranate.
About the Photographer
James Caulfield has been a commercial and advertising photographer for more than twenty-five years. His studio is a state-of-the-art natural-light production facility in downtown Chicago. His work is also featured in the books Prairie Metropolis: Chicago and the Birth of a New American Home, and The Space Within: Inside Great Chicago Buildings. - INDIVIDUAL ITEM RRP £28
