A biography of the influential American architect analyzes his designs, writings, and decorative schemes, and includes a look at his influence on Frank Lloyd Wright and other architects

Louis Sullivan: His Life and Work

Twombly, Robert

Biographies & Memoirs

Univ of Chicago Pr

Louis Sullivan believed that art should reveal the creative method of nature. The greatest artist was the poet, whose understanding of nature spurred social change. This volume is both a tribute to Sullivan’s poetic genius and a catalogue of all his graphic work. The authors discuss the social implications of Sullivan’s theories of architecture, with visual proof of his vision in illustrations of his work on paper and in three dimensions. A translation of 'Etude sur l’inspiration,' Sullivan’s seminal and heretofore unpublished credo in verse, is further testimony to his vision. Included is an illustrated catalogue of all extant Sullivan drawings, some never before published. 428 illustrations

Louis Sullivan: The Poetry of Architecture

Arts & Photography

Menocal, Narcisco G.

Menocal, Narciso G.

Architecture

W.W.Norton&Company

Literature & Fiction

VIKING

Power and Style: A Critique of Twentieth-Century Architecture in the United States

Power and Style is a trenchant analysis of modern architecture in America and its relationship to civic, corporate, and individual power. Photographs, reading list, index.

Hill & Wang Pub

Power and Style is a trenchant analysis of twentieth-century architecture and its relationship to civic, corporate, and individual power. Throughout, he offers critiques of the buildings themselves - these reflections, as he sees it, of America's changing socioeconomic structure. This is an invaluable book on modern U.S. architecture, which demonstrates, in the finest tradition of cultural history, whom architecture serves, how, and for what reasons.

"A celebration of photography as well as a document of the place, Ellis Island contains images by such well-known photographers as Jerry Uelsmann and Emmet Gowin. Filled with dozens of family portraits and both historic and contemporary documentary photos, the book resists the temptation for superficial flag-waving, instead providing a thoughtful and loving portrait of this sacred landmark in the American soul." -- Los Angeles Times Originally published to commemorate the reopening of Ellis Island to the public in 1990 after massive restoration, Ellis Island eloquently portrays the rich, multi-ethnic history of one of America's most significant immigration points.

Ellis Island: Echoes From A Nation's Past

Kotker, Norman

Hagen,Charles

Photography & Video

Aperture

A celebration of photography as well as a document of the place, Ellis Island contains images by such well-known photographers as Jerry Uelsmann and Emmet Gowin. Filled with dozens of family portraits and both historic and contemporary documentary photos, the book resists the temptation for superficial flag-waving, instead providing a thoughtful and loving portrait of this sacred landmark in the American soul. -- Los Angeles Times Originally published to commemorate the reopening of Ellis Island to the public in 1990 after massive restoration, Ellis Island eloquently portrays the rich, multi-ethnic history of one of America's most significant immigration points.

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Twombly, Robert. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Twombly, Robert

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Twombly, Robert. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Louis Sullivan: His Life and Work

Louis Sullivan: The Poetry of Architecture

Louis Sullivan: His Life and Work

Power and Style: A Critique of Twentieth-Century Architecture in the United States

Power and Style: A Critique of Twentieth-Century Architecture in the United States

Ellis Island: Echoes From A Nation's Past

Ellis Island: Echoes From A Nation's Past