Kirtland Cutter: Architect in the Land of Promise (McLellan Endowed Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (812 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0295996528 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Five Stars" according to PEM. Very nice. James D Abendschein said Kirtland Cutter (McLellan Books. Love the book it was great got here before April 1st still took two week not sure why that was. Chefdevergue said The first comprehensive study of Cutter's work. Almost everyone in Spokane recognizes the name of the architect Kirtland Cutter, who has been dead now for 65 years. Spokane considers Cutter to be theirs, but his work and influence go far beyond the Inland Northwest. For those people who say the TV-movie "Rose Red" a couple of years ago ---- yes, the house is real, not a stage set. It is mansion called Thornewood located in Tacoma, and was designed by Cutter. Over an almost 50-year career, Cutter designed homes, public buildings & even bridges throughout the Pacific Northwest and down the coast of California, in a dazzling array of styles. Yet, studies of his work have been sporadic at
The book is based on exhaustive research in both the Northwest and California, revealing the influences on Cutter and his associates, the processes at work in the design and construction of the buildings, and the relations between the architect and the many people who commissioned his work. Major credit for the city's distinctive character was extended to Kirtland Kelsey Cutter for his "rare architectural force and genius for design." His remarkable career, stretching from the Gilded Age to the Great Depression, allows a fascinating study of the evolution of an eclectic form of architecture that was an inevitable response to rich regional and historical influences during a time of transition from frontier settlements to modern city. Henry Matthews presents a comprehensive study of the whole body of Cutter's work, with ample photographs and illustrations. In the early years of the twentieth century, Spokane was singled out for praise in the West for the quality of its architecture and the