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Prairie School Review on display

The University of Houston Libraries recently acquired issues of the Prairie School Review published in the 1960’s, which are housed in the Kenneth Franzheim II Rare Books Room.  By 1961, important sources on the Prairie School were out of print. The Prairie School Press (Chicago) was established to preserve and share these writings. Some examples were Louis Sullivan’s “A System of Architectural Ornament According with a Philosophy of Man’s Powers,” and “The House Beautiful,” illustrated by Frank Lloyd Wright. The Prairie School Review, published from 1964-1981, features manuscripts, research notes, book reviews, correspondence, photographs, and preservation news.  A selection of these heavily illustrated journal issues are on view in the William R. Jenkins Architecture, Design, and Art Library.  The display was curated by Jenkins Library Supervisor Brooke Bailey.

 

Written by Catherine Essinger on May 08th, 2025 and filed under Jenkins