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Almost Nothing

Almost Nothing Books

Almost Nothing

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The iconic Edith Farnsworth House is a singular glass home designed by Mies van der Rohe. But the oft-told history of the house overwrites Farnsworth’s role as Mies’s collaborator and antagonist while falsely portraying her as the architect’s angry ex-lover. Nora Wendl’s audacious work of creative nonfiction explodes the sex-and-real-estate myth surrounding the Edith Farnsworth House and its two central figures. An eminent physician and woman of letters, Farnsworth left a rich trove of correspondence, memoirs, and photographs that Wendl uses to reconstruct her voice. Farnsworth’s memories and experiences alternate with Wendl’s thoughts on topics like misogyny and professional ambition to fashion a lyrical examination of love, loneliness, beauty, and the search for the divine. Eloquent and confessional, Almost Nothing restores Edith Farnsworth to her place in architectural history and the masterpiece that bears her name.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
152
Release Date:
2025-05-20
Publication Date:
2025-05-20
Publisher:
University of Illinois Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
025208876X
ISBN13:
9780252088766
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
318 g
Height:
149 cm
Width:
224 cm
Thickness:
10 cm

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