Greene & Greene: Masterworks

Greene & Greene (Architectural Firm); Smith, Bruce (Text by), and Vertikoff, Alexander (Photography by), and Bosley, Edward R. (Foreword by)

ISBN 10: 0811818780 / ISBN 13: 9780811818780

Editore: Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA, 1998

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Cloth, 240 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "In the first decades of the 20th century, Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene almost single-handedly defined the Arts and Crafts aesthetic in America as the architectural firm Greene & Greene. The only full-color survey of the firm's greatest works-including several newly restored to their original grandeur-Greene & Greene reveals the consummate artistry that ensured the brothers' place among the most brilliant of American architects. An in-depth tour of 25 magnificent homes, this book examines the creative evolution of their style. From the Gamble House in Pasadena, California whose director contributes the book's foreword to lesser-known gems throughout the state, Greene & Greene is a wonderful introduction to the brothers' work, and a warm homage to the charms of this refined domestic architecture. / Bruce Smith has served as editor of American Bungalow News and associate editor of American Bungalow magazine. He lives in Berkeley, California." - Publisher. Size: 4to. Codice articolo 124763

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Titolo: Greene & Greene: Masterworks

Casa editrice: Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA

Data di pubblicazione: 1998

Legatura: Hardcover

Condizione: Very Good

Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine

Edizione: 1st.

Tipologia articolo: Collectible

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Riassunto:

In the first decades of the 20th century, Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene almost single-handedly defined the Arts and Crafts aesthetic in America as the architectural firm Greene & Greene. The only full-color survey of the firm's greatest works-including several newly restored to their original grandeur-Greene & Greene reveals the consummate artistry that ensured the brothers' place among the most brilliant of American architects. An in-depth tour of 25 magnificent homes, this book examines the creative evolution of their style. From the Gamble House in Pasadena, Californiawhose director contributes the book's forewordto lesser-known gems throughout the state, Greene & Greene is a wonderful introduction to the brothers' work, and a warm homage to the charms of this refined domestic architecture.

L'autore:

Bruce Smith has served as editor of American Bungalow News and associate editor of American Bungalow magazine. He lives in Berkeley, California.

Alexander Vertikoff is the cover photographer for American Bungalow and lives in Sedillo, New Mexico.