Richard Nickel
Subtitle: dangerous years : what he saw and what he wrote
By: written, edited, designed, and produced by Richard Cahan and Michael Williams
Contributors: Williams, Michael (Michael F.), author, editor, book designer, book producer
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: CityFiles Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780991541836
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation; Lost architecture; Buildings; Salvaging; Pictorial works; History
Description: "Devoting his life to save America's architecture, Richard Nickel was inflamed by the destruction of what he perceived to be art and disturbed by what this destruction said about the society in which we lived. Today he is remembered through the photographs he left behind as well as the thousands of notes and letters--funny, angry, and always eloquent--that detail a life of passion and determination. He took risks, spoke his mind, and championed an oversized cause. His rebellion against the shortsighted disregard of an American genius, the architect Louis Sullivan, appeals to a new generation interested in conservation--whether of old buildings or natural resources. This book is a collection of more than 200 letters and photographs that will inspire and intrigue readers. Images of Chicago buildings include the Garrick Building, the Chicago Stock Exchange, and the Auditorium Theater. Images of American buildings include Frank Lloyd Wright's Price Tower in Oklahoma and Louis Sullivan's banks in Iowa and Ohio."--Amazon.com.
Notes: "Selections from the Richard Nickel Archive at the Ryerson and Burnham Archives of The Art Institute of Chicago. Mary K. Woolever, Art and Architecture Archivist ; Joe Tallarico, Digital Imaging Photographer. With contributions from the personal collections of Tim Samuelson, Susan Nickel Brunson, Nancy Nickel, Donald and Harriet Nickel, Emily Eads."--Page 264.

Includes building index.