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Smith, Kathryn, 1945-

Frank Lloyd Wright, Hollyhock House and Olive Hill : buildings and projects for Aline Barnsdall / Kathryn Smith.

New York : Rizzoli, 1992.

224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Extensively documents Wright's design, commissioned by art patron Aline Barnsdall, for a theater community on Hollywood's Olive Hill between 1914 and 1924, which marked an important transition between his early Prairie Houses and his more "modern" work after 1936.

Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 -- Criticism and interpretation.

Barnsdall, Aline, 1882-1946 -- Art patronage.

Hollyhock House (Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.)

Theater architecture -- California -- Los Angeles.

Architects and patrons -- California -- Los Angeles.

Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt 1. Prelude to Hollyhock House and Olive Hill, 1915-1919. 1. Chicago and the Fine Arts Building. 2. The Players Producing Company. 3. Barnsdall Theater. 4. Barnsdall House/Hollyhock House -- pt. 2. Olive Hill General Plan I, 1919. 5. Olive Hill General Plan I. 6. Director's House. 7. Actors Abode. 8. Hollyhock House/Owner's Residence -- pt. 3. Olive Hill General Plan II, 1920. 9. Olive Hill General Plan II. 10. Residence B. 11. Terrace Stores and Houses. 12. Construction of Hollyhock House -- pt. 4. Wright in Hollywood, 1923. 13. Beverly Hills House. 14. Studio Residence B. 15. Community Playhouse and Park Memorial (The Little Dipper) -- pt. 5. Epilogue to Hollyhock House and Olive Hill. 16. The Lawsuits and After -- Appendix 1: Barnsdall Theaters -- Appendix 2: Frank Lloyd Wright's Letter to Aline Barnsdall, June 27, 1921 -- Appendix 3: Changes and Additions to Hollyhock House and Olive Hill, 1924 and After.

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