Frank Lloyd Wright. Part 1 / a film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick ; written by Geoffery C. Ward ; produced by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Peter Miller ; produced in association with WETA-TV, Washington ; a production of Florentine Films.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Burns, Ken., Director, Producer.

Miller, Peter, Producer.

Novick, Lynn., Director, Producer.

Ward, Geoffrey C., Screenwriter.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959.

Wright, Frank Lloyd.

Fallingwater (Pa.).

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Taliesin West (Scottsdale, Ariz.).

Architects--United States--Biography.

Architects.

Architecture--United States--History--20th century.

Architecture.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (82 min.)

Place of Publication:

[Arlington, VA] : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 1997.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A two part documentary portrait of the life and work of architecture giant Frank Lloyd Wright, a brilliant, arrogant figure unbowed by scandal and personal tragedy. Part 2 continues to review his turbulent personal life and the advance of his career. Examines Wright's architectural creations of Fallingwater in Pennsylvania, Taliesin West in Arizona and the controversial design of the Guggenheim Museum.

Participant:

Commentary: Vincent Scully, Brendan Gill, Edgar Tafel, Tim Wright, Meryle Secrest, Neil Levine, Paul Goldberger, Eric Lloyd Wright, Elenore Pettersen, William Cronon, Philip Johnson, Robert A.M. Stern, Bruce Pfeiffer, Anne Whiston Spirn ; Narrator: Edward Herrmann.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed Jun. 17, 2014).

OCLC:

884830708

Publisher Number:

ASP2362539/marc