Philip Johnson

Vintage hardback coffee table book on the life and work of architect Philip Johnson. By John M. Jacobus Jr., published by George Braziller, Inc., 1962. First edition, 144 pages.

“Philip Johnson is indisputably one of the most influential architects of our day. As a critic and scholar he has exerted enormous influence in bringing the best designs of our time to public attention. His most recent designs show a new solidity—creations of great clarity and power that shift the glass-box theme into more monumental forms. Whether drawing on the legacy of Mies van der Rohe or exploring his own restrained, purist sensibility, Johnson’s work demonstrates a consistent and evolving architectural language. This volume traces that development, illuminating even seemingly unrelated works—like the Glass House and the Kneses Tifereth Israel Synagogue—as part of a coherent and visionary trajectory.”