michael graves: images of a grand tour
DESCRIPTION
In 1960, before his skyscrapers and teapots made him a household name, Michael Graves set out on a journey once considered obligatory for a young architect: a grand tour of the great monuments of Europe. As a recipient of the prestigious Prix de Rome, Graves traveled through Italy, Greece, Turkey, Spain, England, Germany, and France, studying and recording the masterworks of both ancient and modern architecture. Michael Graves: Images of A Grand Tour collects for the first time the stunning artwork produced during this trip. Delicate pencil sketches, striking ink washes, and colorful photographs show the deep connection Graves had to the places he visited, from the Roman Forum to the Grecian Acropolis to Wiltshires Stonehenge.TRANSCRIPT
MICHAEL GRAVESimages of a grand tour
brian m. ambroziakwith a foreword by mic hael graves
princeton arc hitectural press, new york
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contents
Foreword, Michael Graves ix
The Necessity for Seeing 1
plates
Rome 16
Other Italian Locales 86
Greece 164
Turkey 174
France 178
Spain 212
United Kingdom 228
The Necessity for Drawing, Michael Graves 235
Volume, Surface, and Plan 247
Biography 255
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The drawings and photographs that follow are grouped by location. Images in Rome are organizedby ten general neighborhoods, including the Janiculum Hill where the American Academy in Romeis located; the Imperial Forums that include the buildings, monuments, and ruins along the Via deiFori Imperiali; the Capitoline Hill leading down to the banks of the Tiber River; the Palatine Hill;Campo Marzio; Vatican City; Tridente defined by the Via del Corso, Via di Ripetta, and Via delBabuino, leading up to the Pincio Hill; Quirinale; the Caelian Hill including the surrounding val-leys; and areas outside of Rome including the Appian Way. Sites in the section entitled “OtherItalian Locales” are grouped by regions, while European destinations are by country.
ROME
“rome”Rome, ItalyMarch 31, 1962
Pencil sketch
left
tempietto del bramanteJaniculum Hill, Rome, ItalyMay 18, 1961
Pen drawing
opposite
fontana dell ’acqua paolaJaniculum Hill, Rome, ItalyMay 30, 1961
Pen and ink wash
this page
flavian amphitheatre,colosseum, nos. 1 and 2Imperial Forums, Rome, Italy1961
Kodachrome slide
opposite
“roma”Imperial Forums, Rome, ItalyOctober 1961
Pen and ink wash
“rome from my studio”Janiculum Hill, Rome, ItalyNovember 26, 1961
Pencil sketch
above
arc h of constantineImperial Forums, Rome, ItalyDate unknownPen and ink wash
opposite
arc h of constantine, obliqueImperial Forums, Rome, ItalyDate unknownPen and ink wash
“basilica ofmaxentius”Imperial Forums, Rome, Italy1960
Pen and ink wash
arc h of septimius severus, nos. 1 and 2Imperial Forums, Rome, Italy1961
Kodachrome slide
roman forumImperial Forums, Rome, ItalyDate unknownKodachrome slide
left
“santa maria di loreto,rome”Imperial Forums, Rome, ItalyJuly 4, 1961
Pen and ink wash
opposite
“santi nome di maria,rome”Imperial Forums, Rome, Italy1961
Pen and ink wash