Wright and New York: The Making of America's Architect

An "immensely valuable" dual biography of the iconic American architect and the city that transformed his career in the early twentieth century (Francis Morrone, New Criterion).

Frank Lloyd Wright took his first major trip to New York in 1909, fleeing a failed marriage and artistic stagnation. He returned a decade later, his personal life and architectural career again in crisis. Booming 1920s New York served as a refuge, but it also challenged him and resurrected his career. The city conne...