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Author:
Kastner, Victoria, author.
Title:
Julia Morgan : an intimate biography of the trailblazing architect / by Victoria Kastner with photography by Alexander Vertikoff.
Publisher:
Chronicle Books,
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
240 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 26 cm.
Subject:
Morgan, Julia,--1872-1957.
Architects--United States--Biography.
Women architects--United States--Biography.
ARCHITECTURE / General.
Morgan, Julia,--1872-1957.
Architects.
Women architects.
United States.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Other Authors:
Vertikoff, Alexander, photographer (expression)
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Glimpsing the future -- A California childhood -- Setting a course -- Really mine now -- Making a name -- Running the office -- A little something -- A widening scope -- Descending fortunes -- Out from the shadows.
Summary:
"This new biography--featuring over 150 archival images and full-color photographs printed throughout--introduces Julia Morgan as both a pioneering architect and a captivating individual. This compelling biography draws on interviews, letters, and Morgan's diaries, including never-before-seen reflections on faith, art, and her life experiences. Morgan's friendship with Hearst, her passion for California's landscape, her struggles with familial dementia, and her devotion to architecture reveal her to have been a singularly brilliant and determined artist."-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1797205633
9781797205632
LCCN:
2021027691
Locations:
ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)
CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

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