Bibliograph

Building Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright's home of love and loss, Ron McCrea

Type

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Building Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright's home of love and loss, Ron McCrea

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Building Taliesin

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

793572700

Responsibility statement

Ron McCrea

Sub title

Frank Lloyd Wright's home of love and loss

Summary

"Through letters, memoirs, contemporary documents, and a stunning assemblage of photographs - many of which have never before been published - author Ron McCrea tells the fascinating story of the building of Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin, which would be the architect's principal residence for the rest of his life. Photos taken by Wright's associates show rare views of Taliesin under construction and illustrate Wright's own recollections of the first summer there and the craftsmen who worked on the site. The book also brings to life Wright's "kindred spirit," "she for whom Taliesin had first taken form," Mamah Borthwick. Wright and Borthwick had each abandoned their families to be together, causing a scandal that reverberated far beyond Wright's beloved Wisconsin valley. The shocking murder and fire that took place at Taliesin in August 1914 brought this first phase of life at Taliesin to a tragic end"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Taliesin I: lost and found -- From Tuscany to Taliesin -- "The beloved valley" -- Building Taliesin -- Life together -- Transformations

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