With a signed letter
PHILIP JOHNSON WRITINGS
Philip C. Johnson
Philip C. Johnson: PHILIP JOHNSON WRITINGS. New York: Oxford University Press, 1979. Square quarto. White cloth stamped in red. Printed vellum dust jacket. 292 pp. Frontis by Andy Warhol. Text and illustrations. Chronology of buildings and a bibliography of writings. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket spine slightly sun-darkened (as usual) and a couple of tiny chips to edges.Laid in is a typed letter signed on Johnsonıs Letterhead to noted scholar, theologian, author, editor and book seller Arthur A. Cohen (19281986). The short note thanks Cohen for sending Johnson a copy of his latest novel, inspiring Johnson to reciprocate with a copy of WRITINGS.
From the library of Elaine Lustig Cohen, who is referenced in the book as the Designer of PHILIP JOHNSON ARCHITECTURE 19491965: ³Elaine Cohen at her best. Cocktail tables look handsome with it. [P. J.]" Elaine Lustig Cohen was Johnsonıs designer for many projects over the years, including letterhead, books and architectural signage.
Includes a complete chronology of Johnson's buildings and a bibliography of his writings, along with a foreword by Vincent Scully and commentary by Robert A.M. Stern. Book design by Massimo Vignelli.
From his articulation of the International Style in 1932 to his ultimate rejection of the style in 1958, Johnsonıs critical perspective changed as frequently as his architectural styling.
PHILIP JOHNSON WRITINGS is the definitive volume on Johnsonıs prodigious and provocative writings from 1931 to 1975. From the Seven Crutches of Modern Architecture to Our Ugly Cities and everything in between, Philip Johnson defined architectural criticism during the high-water years of the modern movement.
PHILIP JOHNSON WRITINGS includes articles, speeches and lectures on Modernism, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier and just about everything else. Robert A.M. Sternıs commentary serves as a perfectly-balanced counterpoint to Johnsonıs bibliographic output.
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