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Philip Johnson: A Visual Biography - Hardcover

Volner, Ian

 
9780714876825: Philip Johnson: A Visual Biography
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0714876828 ISBN 13: 9780714876825
Verlag: Phaidon Press, 2020

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A spectacular visual biography of one of the most celebrated architects and cultural icons of the twentieth century

With his elegant suits and trademark round black glasses, Philip Johnson - a witty, wealthy, and well-connected architect - was for many years the most powerful figure in the society and politics of his profession. This impressively illustrated book traces his seven decades of larger-than-life influence, innovation, and controversy in the realm of architecture and beyond. Hundreds of images and documents, many published here for the first time, trace the remarkable life and career of a true legend.

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Philip Johnson is most celebrated for his role as the first director of the Architecture Department at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and for his home in Connecticut, the famous Glass House.

Ian Volner has published widely, including in such publications as The Wall Street Journal, Harper's, and Artforum, and is a contributing editor at Surface and Architect. In 2016, his book This Is Frank Lloyd Wright was a recipient of the DAM Architecture Book Award. He lives in Manhattan.

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A spectacular visual biography of one of the most celebrated architects and cultural icons of the twentieth century

With his elegant suits and trademark round black glasses, Philip Johnson - a witty, wealthy, and well-connected architect - was for many years the most powerful figure in the society and politics of his profession. This impressively illustrated book traces his seven decades of larger-than-life influence, innovation, and controversy in the realm of architecture and beyond. Hundreds of images and documents, many published here for the first time, trace the remarkable life and career of a true legend.

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Verlag
Phaidon Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2020
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0714876828
ISBN 13 
9780714876825
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
400
Kontakt zum Hersteller
Phaidon Verlag GmbH
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