Richard Morris Hunt

by Paul R. Baker

Book Overview

Richard Morris Hunt is the definitive biography of the man who was widely regarded by his contemporaries as the dean of American architects and who was a seminal figure in establishing architecture as a profession in the United States. Covering all of Hunt's major commissions -- including his famous fifth Avenue mansions and Newport "cottages" -- the book provides a fresh look at the artistic achievements of America's Gilded Age. Paul Baker's reassessment...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262021390
• ISBN13: 9780262021395
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 588 Pages
• Weight: 3.30 lbs.