Irving J. Gill: Architect, 1870 - 1936

Architect Irving J. Gill (1870 - 1936) is widely considered the first and preeminent architect of the "Modernist" era. In her groundbreaking work, Five California Architects, Esther McCoy asserts... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1586854461
• ISBN13: 9781586854461
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.0" x 1.0" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Beautiful pictures!

Beautiful pictures, but if you want to know more about Irving Gill himself you should not by this book.

CALIFORNIA DREAMIN

When you look at Irving Gill's work, you can almost feel the southern california sunshine and the ocean breezes caressing your skin. I for one love his work, expecially his Art Deco white houses, they just exude cool. This book is a wonderful tribute to the man and his work. The text is highly informative and the images are crisp and vivid. If you have any interest in southern california shiek or just talented people and their art, then I believe you will not be disappointed in this work.

Beautiful photography

I just received this book in the mail. It is a great accompaniment to the "Architecture of Reform" book especially because this book has beautiful large color photographs! Great book!

Never enough Gill

This is a beautiful book of Marvin Rand's particular photo-stylistic vision of Gill's work, although it is very limited on written information. I would also recommend the fantastic Thomas Hines "Irving Gill and the Architecture of Reform," as well as the absolutely-required Esther McCoy "Five California Architects" as compliments to Rand's photos. In the end, it's about Gill's stunningly simple and beautiful work. The images, the details, the lost masterpieces (Dodge House), etc. are all wonderfully captured here. I waited nearly a year to get this book, and I was not disappointed. That said, anything on the California modernist pioneers is generally an interesting book purchase. Recommended for fans of Richard Neutra, Gregory Ain as well as the pipe-smoking American Bungalow set.