"Book Briefs" are an ongoing series of posts with short first-hand descriptions of some of the numerous books that make their way into my library. These briefs are not full-blown reviews, but they are a way to share more books worthy of attention than can find their way into reviews on this blog.

This year's 150th anniversary of Frank Lloyd Wright's birth (1867-1959) has generated much in the way of content: exhibitions, publications, and articles galore. I've done my share on this blog ? So You Want to Learn About Frank Lloyd Wright, a book review of An Organic Architecture, and Wright at Columbia ? and here I wrap up my coverage with some takes on three publications devoted to an architect we're sure to be celebrating again in another fifty years.
Frank Lloyd Wright in New York: The Plaza Years 1954-1959 by Jane King Hession and Debra Pickrel | Gibbs Smith | 2017, 10th anniversary paperback edition | Amazon
In the ten years since this book was first published, Frank Lloyd Wright's legacy in New York City has seen both the good and the bad. In the former camp, his iconic Guggenheim Museum underwent a major structural restoration that wrapped up in 2008; and with the latter, his relatively unknown Hoffman Automobile Showroom on Park Avenue was demolished in 2013 before the interior could be landmarked. In that time the city also gained, through Columbia University and the Museum of Modern Art, the Frank Lloyd Wright archive, a treasure trov...