Frank Lloyd Wright and the Art of Japan The Architects Other Passion,9780810945630

Frank Lloyd Wright and the Art of Japan The Architects Other Passion

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ISBN13: 9780810945630
ISBN10: 0810945630
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2001-03-01
Publisher(s): Harry N. Abrams
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Summary

This fascinating study reveals the lesser-known side of this famed architect as an important & avid collector of Japanese art, & the role it played in his life & his architecture. Accompanies an exhibition at the Japan Society, New York.

Table of Contents

Foreword 6(1)
Alexandra Munroe
Preface and Acknowledgments 7(2)
Abbreviated Chronology of the Life of Frank Lloyd Wright 9(5)
Introduction 14(10)
Japonisme in Oak Park
24(24)
Wright Becomes an Art Dealer
48(26)
The Spaulding Brothers: Opportunity of a Lifetime
74(30)
An ``Oriental Symphony'' in Tokyo
104(36)
The Print Scandal
140(36)
Entr'acte: Making Space for Japanese Screens
176(18)
Losing the Collection
194(26)
Trades, Gifts, and Parties: The Fellowship Years
220(52)
Notes 272(18)
Glossary of Japanese Print Terms 290(1)
Bibliography 291(8)
Index 299(4)
Credits 303

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