Amerika: Bilderbuch Eines Architekten (1926); Picture Book of an Architect
The elegant, oversized original edition of architect Erich Mendelsohn's Amerika: Bilderbuch Eines Architekten (Picture Book of an Architect). Mendelsohn, born in Prussa in 1887, died in San Francisco in 1953. He studied and worked in Germany until 1933 when he fled the Nazis and settled in England. From 1941 until his death, he lived in the United States and taught at UC Berkeley. Mendelsohn is known for his influence on art deco and his projects for department stores and cinemas. Amerika, "with 77 photographs by the author" beautifully gravure printed.....
Item #1596
