Julia Morgan : an intimate biography of the trailblazing architect

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  • Author: Kastner, Victoria
    Contributor:

    Vertikoff, Alexander

    Summary:

    This biography draws on interviews, letters, and Morgan's diaries, including never-before-seen reflections on faith, art, and her life experiences. Morgan's friendship with Hearst, her passion for California's landscape, her struggles with familial dementia, and her devotion to architecture reveal her to have been a singularly brilliant and determined artist.

    Contents:
    • Glimpsing the future
    • A California childhood
    • Setting a course
    • Really mine now
    • Making a name
    • Running the office
    • A little something
    • A widening scope
    • Descending fortunes
    • Out from the shadows.
    Genre: Art and architecture, Biographies and autobiographies
    Original Publisher: San Francisco , Chronicle Books
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781797205632

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    1797205633

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    9781797215969

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DC Contributor

Vertikoff, Alexander

Abstract

This biography draws on interviews, letters, and Morgan's diaries, including never-before-seen reflections on faith, art, and her life experiences. Morgan's friendship with Hearst, her passion for California's landscape, her struggles with familial dementia, and her devotion to architecture reveal her to have been a singularly brilliant and determined artist.

Genre
Art and architecture
Biographies and autobiographies
Publisher (Source)

San Francisco

Chronicle Books

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