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9780816638475

Progressive Design in the Midwest

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  • ISBN13:

    9780816638475

  • ISBN10:

    0816638470

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-10-01
  • Publisher: Minneapolis Inst of Arts

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Summary

Built by William Gray Purcell and George Grant Elmslie in Minneapolis in 1913, the Purcell-Cutts house features a buff-colored facade, nearly flat roof, floor-to-ceiling art glass windows, and a revolutionary interior structured around an open floor plan, facilitating everyday living without the senseless division of space. Progressive Design in the Midwest documents the house and its furnishings from the year it was built to the time it was donated to the museum, restored, and opened to the public in 1990.

The many objects in the Institute's Prairie School collection, including works by Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, William Gray Purcell, and George Grant Elmslie, among others, are described in detail. Along with each piece is a list of relevant texts, exhibitions, and the historical background of the piece, as well as information about the designer.

With its multitude of historic photographs, many never before published, Progressive Design in the Midwest is a unique combination of history, house tour, and museum guide.

Author Biography

Jennifer Komar Olivarez is assistant curator of decorative arts, sculpture, and architecture at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

Table of Contents

Foreword 8(12)
On Being a Progressive Client
12(4)
Roger G. Kennedy
The Purcell-Cutts House: A Modern Home For the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
16(56)
Jennifer Komar Olivarez
CATALOGUE OF OBJECTS 72(104)
Louis H. Sullivan
Frank Lloyd Wright
William Gray Purcell and George Grant Elmslie
George Washington Maher
Grueby Faience Company
Gates Potteries (Teco)
Northwestern Terra Cotta Company (Norweta)
Kalo Shop
Handicraft Guild of Minneapolis
Lebolt and Company
Volund Shop
Appendix Selected Prairie School Buildings in the Twin Cities Area 176(4)
Bibliography 180(6)
Acknowledgments 186(2)
Index 188(8)
Photo Credits 196

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