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Author:

Lamster, Mark, 1969- author.

Title:

The man in the glass house : Philip Johnson, architect of the modern century / Mark Lamster.

Edition:

First Edition.

Publisher:

LittleBrown and Company,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

xvii, 508 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Johnson, Philip,--1906-2005.
Architects--Biography.

Contents:

The Master's Joy -- From Saul to Paul -- A Man of Style -- Show Time -- The Maestro -- The Gold Dust Twins -- An American Führer -- Pops -- A New New Beginning -- An Apostate at Worship -- Crutches -- Cocktails on the Terrace -- Third City -- Towers and Power -- The Head of the Circle -- Things Fall Apart -- The Irresistible Allure of the Fantastic.

Summary:

An award-winning architectural critic and biographer presents an assessment of the life and enduring influence of high-profile American architect Philip Johnson, evaluating his introduction of European modernism and the controversial paradoxes that shaped his career.

ISBN:

0316126438
9780316126434

LCCN:

bl2018183658

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)