Wright in Arizona: The Early Work of Pedro E. Guerrero: A Selection of Photographs from the Pedro E. Guerrero Collection in the Architecture and ... Architecture Historical Publications, No 4)

by Frank Lloyd Wright, Pedro E. Guerrero (Photographer), Bernard Michael Boyle (Editor)

Pedro E Guerrero began his career as an architectural photographer in 1939, working for Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin West in Arizona. He went on to photograph the work of many other architects and sculptors, and he continued working for Wright until the latter's death in 1959; but his first photographs of architecture remained, in his own view, among his best work.This catalog is the record of an exhibition of Guerrero's photographs of the original Taliesin West, outside Scottsdale, and the Pauson House, outside Phoenix. Because Taliesin West stands now in much altered form and the Pauson House is lost, these images have great historical importance. Beyond that, they are also superb examples of photographic art.

Admirers of Wright's work will find that this collection of historical images, many never published before, provides invaluable information on two major works from one of Wright's most productive periods.

Bernard Michael Boyle is Professor of Architecture and Humanities at Arizona State University, where he teaches classes in the history of architecture. He is the editor of three previous volumes in the series.

No. 4 in the series School of Architecture Historical Publications.

47 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1996

About the author

Frank Lloyd Wright was one of the world's most prominent and influential architects.

He developed a series of highly individual styles, influenced the design of buildings all over the world, and to this day remains America's most famous architect.

Wright was also well known in his lifetime. His colorful personal life frequently made headlines, most notably for the failure of his first two marriages and for the 1914 fire and murders at his Taliesin studio.