Mary Colter: Architect of the Southwest
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (903 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 156898345X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Arnold Berke is Senior Editor, Preservation/The National Trust for Historic Preservation and lives in Washington D.C.Alexander Vertikoff is the cover photographer for American Bungalow and lives in Sedillo, New Mexico.
David Arbogast said A beautiful coffee table book. The rise of feminist studies in the late twentieth century included the resurrection of previously forgotten American architects of the female persuasion, foremost among them being Julie Morgan, doyenne of the Hearst family and its connections. The result was that she has been afford not one, but several biographies of varying qualities. Given the extremely limited number of such architects, there remained only a handful, at best, left to architectural historians. Mary Colter was chosen by Mr. Berke for this excellent biography. The book is a lovely coffee table style biography with lavish photography supported by a fine text. The. A remarkable, woman, a remarkable era Hard-at-Work What a wonderful, over-due publication and recognition of a remarkable artist. Certainly, Mary Colter was a pioneer who helped define "Southwest" style. I purchased this book hardcover to enjoy photographs, which are very beautifully done and well described, but to my astonishment, found this book to be highly readable and engrossing. I didn't think it was possible to not be able to put a book about architecture down, but that is exactly what happened. This history is fascinating, the artist amazing.. Robert W. Audretsch said Detailed, sympathetic book!. Mary Colter was a woman ahead of her time --- an architect and interior designer when few women attempted it. She interwove rustic techniques, local materials and American Indian themes into buildings and designs well before that was accepted by others in her professions. Her rustic buildings at Grand Canyon National Park still survive to the delight of many visitors. Colter was at times a prefectionist, hard to get along with, a workaholic and extremely demanding of herself and her co-workers. Yet the author shows us her life and work with sympathy as well as depth. This book is well illustrated with color and black and white pho
Mary Colter may well be the best-known unknown architect in the world: her buildings at the Grand Canyon National Park-which include Lookout Tower, Hopi House, Bright Angel Lodge, and many others-are admired by almost five million visitors a year. This extraordinary book about an extraordinary woman weaves together three stories-the remarkable career of a woman in a man's profession during the late 19th century; the creation of a building and interior style drawn from regional history and landscape; and the exploitation, largely at the hands of the railroads, of the American Southwest for leisure travel.
Colter was an employee of the Harvey Company from 1910 to 1948, and her main task was the design and decoration of Harvey hotels and restaurants along the Santa Fe Railway. Recommended for regional public and academic libraries. The final chapter describes the fates of many Colter buildings, including the restoration of some survivors. Conn, Surrey P.L., BCCopyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. If her name is not well known, her work certainly is. . David R. This sympathetic and well-documented book by Berke, an editor at Preservation magazine who also writes on historic architecture, includes new photographs. A versatile designer who integrated auth