Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House: Architecture as Portraiture

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The Darwin D. Martin House in Buffalo, New York, is considered one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s earliest and most essential masterpieces. Built in the prairie style, this large residential complex used to be designed, landscaped, and extensively furnished by the architect. The history of its creation, recorded in over 400 letters exchanged between Wright and Martin, forms a captivating biography not only of the home but of its architect and client.
In this detailed account of the Martin House commission, Quinan mines the Wright-Martin correspondence, at the side of the physical artifacts and architectural remains of the home, which is currently under restoration, to investigate Wright’s regularly-made claim that his buildings “portray” their clients. The creator presents an account of considered one of Wright’s greatest works of “architecture as portraiture” that lends new insight into the ambitions and working methods of this much-studied architect.
Frank Lloyd Wright aficionados will sign up for architects, preservationists, and fans of biography in appreciating the fresh standpoint Quinan brings to our understanding of this great American architect and this exceptional house.

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