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Wright on exhibit : Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural exhibitions / Kathryn Smith

by Kathryn Smith

This history examines more than one hundred exhibitions of Frank Lloyd Wright's work mounted between 1894 and 1959. It analyses how these installations were used to promote architectural designs, engage with the public, and influence the development of modernism.

Accession 12149 ISBN 9780691167220 Publisher
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