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Who was Frank Lloyd Wright? / by Ellen Labrecque ; illustrated by Ted Hammond.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Who was-- ?Publisher: New York : Grosset & Dunlap, [2015]Description: 105 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780448483139
  • 0448483130
  • 9781484477625
  • 1484477626
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Who was Frank Lloyd Wright? -- Mother knows best -- The school years -- Blossoming architect -- On his own -- The Japan years -- The tough years -- Famous again -- Working to the end -- Timelines.
Summary: "Born in Wisconsin in 1867, Frank Lloyd Wright became obsessed with a set of building blocks his mother had given to him on his ninth birthday. He grew up to become the father of organic architecture and the greatest American architect of all time, having designed more than 1,100 buildings during his lifetime. These included private homes such as the stunning Fallingwater, churches, temples, a hotel, and the world-famous Guggenheim Museum in New York City. When asked how he could create so many designs, he answered, "I can't get them out fast enough." Frank Lloyd Wright was a man ahead of his time who could barely keep up with his own ideas!"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Biography Wright, F. L126 Available 33111008151157
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Biography Wright, F. L126 Available 33111008380228
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Born in Wisconsin in 1867, Frank Lloyd Wright became obsessed with a set of building blocks his mother had given to him on his ninth birthday. He grew up to become the father of organic architecture and the greatest American architect of all time, having designed more than 1,100 buildings during his lifetime. These included private homes - such as the stunning Fallingwater, churches, temples, a hotel, and the world-famous Guggenheim Museum in New York City. When asked how he could create so many designs, he answered, "I can't get them out fast enough." Frank Lloyd Wright was a man ahead of his time who could barely keep up with his own ideas!

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"Born in Wisconsin in 1867, Frank Lloyd Wright became obsessed with a set of building blocks his mother had given to him on his ninth birthday. He grew up to become the father of organic architecture and the greatest American architect of all time, having designed more than 1,100 buildings during his lifetime. These included private homes such as the stunning Fallingwater, churches, temples, a hotel, and the world-famous Guggenheim Museum in New York City. When asked how he could create so many designs, he answered, "I can't get them out fast enough." Frank Lloyd Wright was a man ahead of his time who could barely keep up with his own ideas!"-- Provided by publisher.

Who was Frank Lloyd Wright? -- Mother knows best -- The school years -- Blossoming architect -- On his own -- The Japan years -- The tough years -- Famous again -- Working to the end -- Timelines.

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