A SYSTEM Of ARCHITECURAL ORNAMENT By LOUIS H. SULLIVAN. Exhibit November, 1953. Prepared by Philip Welch.
Norman: School of Architeture University of Oklahoma, [1953]. 1st printing (presumed). Unpaginated, though 18 pp. 1 plate tipped-in, p. 1. 8-3/4" x 8-1/2". Spiral-bound grey paper wrappers with black title lettering to front wrapper. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve. Sunning to extremities. A VG copy. Item #33920
Sullivan "has been called a 'father of skyscrapers' and "'ather of modernism'. He was an influential architect of the Chicago School, a mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright, and an inspiration to the Chicago group of architects who have come to be known as the Prairie School. Along with Wright and Henry Hobson Richardson, Sullivan is one of 'the recognized trinity of American architecture.' The phrase 'form follows function' is attributed to him; it encapsulated earlier theories of architecture and he applied them to the modern age of the skyscraper." [Wiki]
A scarce exhibition catalogue documenting this man's work.
Price: $75.00