About Wright: An Album of Recollections by Those Who Knew Frank Lloyd Wright

In this nostalgic scrapbook, associates of Frank Lloyd Wright describe the architect as a constant stream of energy, a virtuoso draftsman, a man of theatrical presence and hubris with a supreme belief in the importance of his own work. Tafel, an architect and author of Apprentice to Genius, supervised the construction of several of Wright's most famous buildings. Here he stitches together letters, photos, news clips and interviews with Wright's apprentices, clients, contractors, friends, acquaintances, his third wife Olgivanna, their daughter Iovanna, his sons David and Lloyd, plus comments by notables such as Arthur Miller, Robert Moses, Philip Johnson and Andy Rooney. We eavesdrop on ego clashes among apprentices and come to appreciate how Wright's rapport with clients translated into the grammar of the houses he designed for them. This is an intimate, humanizing portrait of a towering figure. (June)