271 pages, illustrations (some colour), portraits, plans; 28 cm. Color photography by Richard Barnes. Firm binding, creased spine. Clean inside copy. Age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. CONTENTS: The early years; Ecole des Beaux-Arts; The Morgan atelier; On campus, in church, and at the marketplace; The women's network; Cottages and mansions; The Hearsts and San Simeon; Wyntoon and other Hearst projects; The end of a life. Size: 4to. Seller Inventory # 104574

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Title: Julia Morgan, Architect

Publisher: Abbeville Press Publishers, New York

Publication Date: 1995

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Edition: 2nd.

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William Randolph Hearst's dazzling "castle" at San Simeon, California, is famous world round, yet only the aficionado can name Julia Morgan as the architect who built it. For more than thirty years she worked with Hearst in a rare collaboration, creating not only his art-filled hilltop palace but also a fairytale Bavarian "village" known as Wyntoon and many other commercial and domestic structures. Yet the Hearst commissions, notable as they are, are not Morgan's only claim to fame.

Given the sweep of Morgan's accomplishments, it is astonishing that this is the first substantial book ever devoted to her career. Painstakingly researched for more than a decade by Sarah Holmes Boutelle, founder of the Julia Morgan Association, this handsome volume lovingly document's Morgan's life and work. This is a remarkable book celebrating the achievements of a remarkable woman.

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From her first reluctant visit to San Simeon in 1972, Sara Holmes Boutelle has been captivated by the diverse architecture and groundbreaking career of Julia Morgan. A graduate of Mount Holyoke, the Sorbonne, and Hamburg University, Ms. Boutelle taught art and architectural history for many years at the Brearley School in New York. A member of the Historic Preservation Commission in Santa Cruz, California, she has devoted almost fourteen years to researching, writing, and lecturing on Julia Morgan.

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