BEAUTIFUL LARGE, LIMITED EDITION FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT PORTFOLIO

WRIGHT, Frank Lloyd. Selected Drawings Portfolio. New York: Horizon Press, (1977). Large folio (16 by 21-1/2 inches), plates in heavy paper wrapper with protective rice paper, loose as issued, original black cloth clamshell box with bone clasps, original numbered cardboard box, original shipping carton. $3800.

Limited first edition, number A373 of only 500 copies, with 50 color plates illustrating the range and vision of the great American architect.

The significance of Wright's architectural theory, as dramatically illustrated by this portfolio, "lies in the fact that his recourse to technology was always tempered by a reference to what was natural, organic, and humane" (Kruft, 429). "Wright had an impact on American culture and global architecture of a magnitude that posterity has only begun to grasp" (ANB). These 50 color plates span Wright's career, from his "prairie period" to his utopian design for Broadacre City. A Second Portfolio was published in 1980, and a Third in 1982. With an introduction by Wright's widow, Olgivanna. Sweeney 2023.

Notes in black marker on original shipping carton. A beautiful copy in fine condition.