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Auvergne Press
Book, 'The House Beautiful' by William C. Gannet1896-1897

Not on view
Book spread printed in black ink with red title text; architectural frieze of eight nude figures beneath decorative border, with typeset title and colophon text

Auvergne Press, Frank Lloyd Wright, Book, 'The House Beautiful' by William C. Gannet, 1896-1897, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Ellen and Max Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Printer
Auvergne Press
United States, Illinois, Lake Forest, publisher
Printer
Frank Lloyd Wright
United States, Illinois, Chicago, 1867-1959
Title
Book, 'The House Beautiful' by William C. Gannet
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1896-1897
Medium
Leather, paper, ink
Dimensions
13 15/16 x 11 15/16 x 9/16 in. (35.4 x 30.32 x 1.43 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ellen and Max Palevsky
Accession Number
AC1993.176.4
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Bowman, Leslie Greene. American Arts and Crafts: Virtue in Design. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990.
Copyright
© Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, NY