San Antonio College Library

"In this book, A Taliesin Legacy: The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright's Apprentices, the foremost authority on the work of the Taliesin apprentices, Tobias Guggenheimer, eloquently unveils the spectacular accomplishments of the disciples of the greatest architect in American history."--BOOK JACKET. "With dramatic photographs and revealing interviews, this monumental book traces the careers of dozens of architects who apprenticed with Frank Lloyd...

"The essays in this book look not at the United States, the context usually associated with Wright, but at countries around the globe. Anthony Alofsin has assembled a superb collection of scholars to examine Wright's importance from Japan to Great Britain, France to Chile, Mexico to Russia, and the Middle East. Interwoven in the essays are stories of champions and critics, rivals and acolytes, books and exhibitions, attitudes toward America and individualism,...

"Speculation abounds about the relationship between Frank Lloyd Wright and Ayn Rand. Art, architecture, philosophy, film and politics come together in this exploration, which reveals much about both Wright and Rand and cements their connection. It also discusses Wright's place as a Hollywood architect and offers telling set designs and architectural images from the 1949 production of The Fountainhead"--Jacket.