The captivating tale of the plans and personalities behind one of
New York City's most radical and recognizable buildings Considered
the crowning achievement of Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), the
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in Manhattan is often called iconic.
But it is in fact iconoclastic, standing in stark contrast to the
surrounding metropolis and setting a new standard for the postwar
art museum. Commissioned to design the building in 1943 by the
museum's founding curator, Baroness Hilla von Rebay, Wright
established residence in the Plaza Hotel in order to oversee the
project. Over the next 17 years, Wright continuously clashed with
his clients over the cost and the design, a conflict that extended
to the city of New York and its cultural establishment. Against all
odds, Wright held fast to his radical design concept of an inverted
ziggurat and spiraling ramp, built with a continuous beam-a shape
recalling the form of an hourglass. Construction was only completed
in 1959, six months after Wright's death. The building's initial
critical response ultimately gave way to near-universal admiration,
as it came to be seen as an architectural masterpiece. This
essential text, offering a behind-the-scenes story of the
Guggenheim along with a careful reading of its architecture, is
beautifully illustrated with more than 150 images, including plans,
drawings, and rare photographs of the building under construction.
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