Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House
Subtitle: architecture as portraiture
By: Jack Quinan
Edition: 1st ed
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
Subjects: Wright, Frank Lloyd, -- 1867-1959 -- Criticism and interpretation; Darwin D. Martin House (Buffalo, N.Y.); Prairie school (Architecture) -- New York (State) -- Buffalo; Buffalo (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
Description: "The Darwin D. Martin House in Buffalo, New York, is one of Frank Lloyd Wright's earliest and most important masterpieces. Built in the prairie style, this large residential complex was designed, landscaped, and extensively furnished by the architect. The history of its creation, recorded in over four hundred letters exchanged between Wright and Martin, forms a biography not only of the house but also of its architect and client." "In this account of the Martin House commission, Jack Quinan mines the Wright-Martin correspondence, along with the architecture of the house (currently under restoration), to investigate Wright's oft-made claim that his buildings "portray" their clients. The author presents an account of one of Wright's greatest works of "architecture as portraiture" that lends new insight into the ambitions and working methods of this much-studied architect."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-245) and index
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Frank Lloyd Wright and Darwin D. Martin; title: The Barton House: testing the waters; title: The Martin house:  designing a domestic symphony; title: Constructing the Martin house; title: The tout ensemble; title: Architecture as portraiture; title: Conclusion; title: Postscript