Auldbrass

Author : David Gilson De Long
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015058705156

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Auldbrass by David Gilson De Long Pdf

A revised and updated edition of this comprehensive volume dedicated to Wright's only plantation design. Although Frank Lloyd Wright designed more than 1,000 projects during his long and prolific career, Auldbrass Plantation, in Yemassee, South Carolina, is the only plantation he ever designed. It is also one of the largest and most complex projects he ever undertook. Wright had an unusually intense commitment to Auldbrass, and worked on it, off and on, for more than twenty years, from 1938 until his death in 1959. Because Auldbrass was private and because it fell into disrepair in the 1960s after the owners' death, it was rarely photographed or studied, and as a consequence little has been known about this major work. With a recently completed restoration and new photography, this book affords a rare opportunity to see one of Wright's greatest works, as the master himself originally envisioned it. Through photos, plans, and drawings, we see what Wright planned, and how it has finally all been either restored or realized for the first time. In 1986, film producer Joel Silver (Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, 48 Hours, Predator, Romeo Must Die, The Matrix, and over forty other films) bought Auldbrass. He had earlier bought and meticulously restored Wright's famous 1923 Storer House in Hollywood. Now he has again collaborated with Wright's grandson, architect Eric Lloyd Wright, who restored the Storer House, to restore the Auldbrass Plantation.

Author : Mary Lou Emery
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476680255

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Bungalow Modernity by Mary Lou Emery Pdf

Despite its cozy image, the bungalow in literature and film is haunted by violence even while fostering possibilities for personal transformation, utopian social vision and even comedy. Originating in Bengal and adapted as housing for colonialist ventures worldwide, the homes were sold in mail-order kits during the "bungalow mania" of the early 20th century and enjoyed a revival at century's end. The bungalow as fictional setting stages ongoing contradictions of modernity--home and homelessness, property and dispossession, self and other--prompting a rethinking of our images of house and home. Drawing on the work of writers, architects and film directors, including Katherine Mansfield, E. M. Forster, Amitav Ghosh, Frank Lloyd Wright, Willa Cather, Buster Keaton and Walter Mosley, this study offers new readings of the transcultural bungalow.

Author : William Allin Storrer
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-02
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780226435756

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The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, Fourth Edition by William Allin Storrer Pdf

From sprawling houses to compact bungalows and from world-famous museums to a still-working gas station, Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs can be found in nearly every corner of the country. While the renowned architect passed away more than fifty years ago, researchers and enthusiasts are still uncovering structures that should be attributed to him. William Allin Storrer is one of the experts leading this charge, and his definitive guide, The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, has long been the resource of choice for anyone interested in Wright. Thanks to the work of Storrer and his colleagues at the Rediscovering Wright Project, thirty-seven new sites have recently been identified as the work of Wright. Together with more photos, updated and expanded entries, and a new essay on the evolution of Wright’s unparalleled architectural style, this new edition is the most comprehensive and authoritative catalog available. Organized chronologically, the catalog includes full-color photos, location information, and historical and architectural background for all of Wright’s extant structures in the United States and abroad, as well as entries for works that have been demolished over the years. A geographic listing makes it easy for traveling Wright fans to find nearby structures and a new key indicates whether a site is open to the public. Publishing for Wright’s sesquicentennial, this new edition will be a trusted companion for anyone embarking on their own journeys through the wonder and genius of Frank Lloyd Wright.

Author : James H. Tuten
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781611172164

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Lowcountry Time and Tide by James H. Tuten Pdf

In mapping the slow decline of the rice kingdom across the half-century following the Civil War, James H. Tuten offers a provocative new vision of the forces—agricultural, environmental, economic, cultural, and climatic—stacked against planters, laborers, and millers struggling to perpetuate their once-lucrative industry through the challenging postbellum years and into the hardscrabble twentieth century. Concentrating his study on the vast rice plantations of the Heyward, Middleton, and Elliott families of South Carolina, Tuten narrates the ways in which rice producers—both the former grandees of the antebellum period and their newly freed slaves—sought to revive rice production. Both groups had much invested in the economic recovery of rice culture during Reconstruction and the beginning decades of the twentieth century. Despite all disadvantages, rice planting retained a perceived cultural mystique that led many to struggle with its farming long after the profits withered away. Planters tried a host of innovations, including labor contracts with former slaves, experiments in mechanization, consolidation of rice fields, and marketing cooperatives in their efforts to rekindle profits, but these attempts were thwarted by the insurmountable challenges of the postwar economy and a series of hurricanes that destroyed crops and the infrastructure necessary to sustain planting. Taken together, these obstacles ultimately sounded the death knell for the rice kingdom. The study opens with an overview of the history of rice culture in South Carolina through the Reconstruction era and then focuses on the industry's manifestations and decline from 1877 to 1930. Tuten offers a close study of changes in agricultural techniques and tools during the period and demonstrates how adaptive and progressive rice planters became despite their conservative reputations. He also explores the cultural history of rice both as a foodway and a symbol of wealth in the lowcountry, used on currency and bedposts. Tuten concludes with a thorough treatment of the lasting legacy of rice culture, especially in terms of the environment, the continuation of rice foodways and iconography, and the role of rice and rice plantations in the modern tourism industry.

Author : Peter C. Alexander
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781636613369

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Insufficient Funds by Peter C. Alexander Pdf

Insufficient Funds: The Financial Life of Frank Lloyd Wright By Peter C. Alexander Dozens of books have been written about architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture, aesthetic, and various design achievements; however, no one has looked at his business practices… until now. In this book, Peter Alexander focuses on the financial life of this American architectural genius after more than fifteen years of research. Wright was a spendthrift who earned a considerable fortune over his lifetime, but he was a man who never had sufficient funds to meet his expenses. Most often, his lack of financial stability was because he had an insatiable need to spend money on Japanese art, pianos, cars, and other assorted luxury items. The material in the book comes from a wide variety of sources, including conversations and anecdotes that have been included in the many published works about Mr. Wright’s life and legacy as well as verifiable and apocryphal stories shared by docents conducting house tours. The book is also informed by considerable original material, including archival records about Mr. Wright’s financial life and interviews of two of his grandchildren, his Spring Green, Wisconsin neighbors, former apprentices, students enrolled in the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, and homeowners who worked with Wright to build their dream homes.

Author : Daniel Vivian
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781108416900

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A New Plantation World by Daniel Vivian Pdf

Examines the creation of 'sporting plantations' in the South Carolina lowcountry during the first four decades of the twentieth century.

Author : Augustus Jenkins Farmer
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-25
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781604694529

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Deep-Rooted Wisdom by Augustus Jenkins Farmer Pdf

Presents traditional and time-honored methods for gardening, including holistic solutions to insects and weeds, building fertile soils, saving heirloom seeds, and using garden materials for trellises and sculptures.

Author : Carla Lind
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780671749590

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Wright Style by Carla Lind Pdf

The first book to highlight Frank Lloyd Wright's extraordinary contributions to interior design, The Wright Style opens the doors to more than 40 houses designed by Wright and his followers and includes an illustrated catalogue of sources for the furniture, rugs, wallpaper, lighting fixtures, textiles, and accessories shown. Over 250 photographs, most in full color. Targeted mailings.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Architecture
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111408717

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Frank Lloyd Wright Quarterly by Anonim Pdf

Author : College Art Association of America. Meeting
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Art
ISBN : STANFORD:36105026918875

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Abstracts of Papers Delivered in Art History Sessions by College Art Association of America. Meeting Pdf

Author : William Allin Storrer
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2002-04-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0226776220

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The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright by William Allin Storrer Pdf

Among the many books available on Wright, William Allin Storrer's classic - now fully revised and updated - remains the only authoritative guide to all of Wright's built work.".

Author : Aïda Rogers
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-31
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781611179040

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State of the Heart by Aïda Rogers Pdf

A heartfelt collection of personal stories that connect a common past and offer hope for a promising future For many, South Carolina is a sunny vacation destination. For those who have been lucky enough to call it home, it is a source of rich memories and cultural heritage. In this final volume of State of the Heart, thirty-eight nationally and regionally known writers share their personal stories about places in South Carolina that hold special meaning for them. While this is a book about place, it is ultimately about people's connections to one another, to a complex, common past, and to ongoing efforts to build a future of promise and possibility in the Palmetto state. Editor Aïda Rogers groups the essays thematically, with poetry, vintage photographs, and even recipes introducing each section. She unites pieces by New York Times best-selling novelists Patti Callahan Henry, CJ Lyons, and John Jakes; USA Today best-selling mystery writer Susan Boyer; historians Walter Edgar, Orville Vernon Burton, and Bernard Powers; artist and author Mary Whyte; and cookbook authors Sallie Ann Robinson and the Lee Brothers—just to name a few. Nikky Finney, a South Carolina native and winner of the 2011 National Book Award for poetry, provides the foreword. The afterword is written by Cassandra King, author of six novels, including the New York Times best seller The Sunday Wife.

Author : Edgar Kaufmann,Julia Meech
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Architect-designed furniture
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123671690

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Frank Lloyd Wright at the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Edgar Kaufmann,Julia Meech Pdf

Author : Elizabeth Smith Brownstein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Architecture
ISBN : MINN:31951D01583075Q

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If this House Could Talk-- by Elizabeth Smith Brownstein Pdf

Descriptions of around twenty American homes, including Auldbrass Plantation near Yemessee, South Carolina.

Author : Robert McCarter
Publisher : Phaidon
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1999-08-26
Category : Architecture
ISBN : MINN:31951P00939448H

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Frank Lloyd Wright by Robert McCarter Pdf

Describes the life and career of the famous architect.