From the 1890s to the 1930s, Claude Bragdon enjoyed an
international reputation as an architect, designer, and critic
working in the progressive tradition associated with Louis
Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, and the Prairie School. In 1915
Bragdon created "projective ornament," a system of geometric
patterns designed to serve as a universal form-language integrating
not only architecture, art, and design, but also a society divided
by differences of class, gender, religion, culture, and national
origin. Spreading across the surfaces of buildings, posters, books,
and the settings Bragdon designed for massive community singing
festivals, projective ornament came to symbolize the progressive
potential of modernity for thousands of Americans.
Bragdon disappeared from memory when mid-century histories
promoted a narrow view of modern architecture that emphasized
functional planning, industrial building technique, continuous
space, and the suppression of ornament. But his work left an
ongoing legacy when younger architects such as Buckminster Fuller
found new ways of using geometric pattern to promote architectural
and social integration. Now that architects and designers are once
again generating innovative work based on geometry, ornament, and
pattern, "Crystal and Arabesque "draws on a rich trove of
previously unpublished work to show how American modernists
committed to social reform used ornament in new ways to engage the
media and audiences of mass society.
General
Imprint: |
University of Pittsburgh Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2009 |
First published: |
March 2009 |
Authors: |
Jonathan Massey
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Dimensions: |
190 x 269 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
352 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8229-4362-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Architecture >
Individual architects
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LSN: |
0-8229-4362-X |
Barcode: |
9780822943624 |
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