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Greene & Greene | 
 enlarge | Creators: Daniel Gregory, Marvin Rand
Publisher: Gibbs Smith, Publisher
Category: Book
List Price: $50.00
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 113075
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.3
Dimensions (in): 11.3 x 11.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 1586854453
Dewey Decimal Number: 779.4092
EAN: 9781586854454
ASIN: 1586854453
Publication Date: April 17, 2005
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Condition: New - may have a small remainder mark on the edge.
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Product Description
In a collection of unequalled photography by Marvin Rand, a whole new interpretation of the legendary California brothers and architects, Charles and Henry Greene, is revealed in Greene & Greene, published by Gibbs Smith. Renowned photographer Rand has documented the architectural work of the Greenes since 1959, when he accepted a request from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to photograph sconces and lighting. He has been enamored with the Greenes ever since, building a body of work that is unsurpassed.
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 Poor image quality January 26, 2007
K. Garcia (Northampton, Ma USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The book has a great selection of Greene & Greene houses and design elements. Unfortunately, the image quality is poor. The lighting is often poor to begin with, and the attempt to correct for it in post production was not done properly in many cases, the result of which is a posterized effect and a loss of overall depth, contrast, and sharpness. The color balance is off leaving most of the rich, reddish mahogany and other woods looking green and flat. It's possible that all of this is the fault of the book's Printer, in which case I feel sorry for the photographer. Been there......
 Beautiful, Unique Photos December 23, 2005
David C. Brayton (Santa Rosa, CA United States)
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
I own several other books about the Greene brothers but this one is my favorite. I am a woodworker that makes a lot of furniture. And this book provides lots of photos regarding the furniture. In fact, at the end, there is a section of close-up photos dedicated to the details. These are photos of the chairs, sconces, stained glass and lights.
There is very little discussion of the Greene brothers' career--this book is almost all photos. And almost all of the photos are from unique perspectives. Very few of the perspectives are repeated in my other books on the Greene brothers.
Another Passage Through the Wonders of Greene and Greene Ideas December 8, 2005
Grady Harp (Los Angeles, CA United States)
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
Marvin Rand is an accomplished photographer with a special affinity for capturing the essence of architectural details. His eye is keen, his technical skill in manipulating the camera is obvious, and his ability to go beyond the surface makes this portfolio a very fine exploration of the mysteries and profound accomplishments of the brothers Greene!
Having the luxury of visiting many of the homes photographed here offers the opportunity to evaluate more acutely. After a fine introduction by Daniel Gregory who, like Rand, prefers to concentrate on interesting details rather than over-chewed history, the remainder of the book is a collection of lavishly colored plates of the houses created by Greene and Greene, showing the importance of the California climate in the way the houses were laid out architecturally, the concept of the bungalow style, and the craftsmanship which lent its name to a movement. But the real treasures are Rand's scrupulously lighted and composed images of details of the Greene and Greene genius. These include doors, and windows, lamps and furniture, intricate and simple designs from the blossoms of Art Nouveau, and the endlessly fascinating influence of the Orient in finding the quiet and tranquility of the through-designed/composed dwellings.
This is more a book of photographs than the books written by the Greene and Greene scholars and as such serves as an adjunct to the literature rather than just another volume about California's favorite architects. Highly Recommended. Grady Harp, December 05
Art's and Craft's Masters October 26, 2005
Shannon Deason (Houston)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is a gorgeous book on a most worthy subject. Greene and Greene's architecture is so unique and beautiful and it has never been photographed so well, the pictures just jump off the page, they are so vivid and they make the subject really pop. I have not always been an admiror of Greene and Greene's work, I realize that it is not everyones taste, but when captured this way I just can't see how anyone could not admire it. The seeming symplicity of the architecture belies an incredible amount of craftmanship and talent that it took to create these homes. I enjoyed the pictures of the grandest of the homes Greene and Greene produced, but it was really the small bugalows that I most enjoyed viewing, the attention to detail is amazing. If you have any interest in architecture and most certainly if you are someone who likes this particular style of architecture then I highly recommend this book, there are several books on Greene and Greene but this is the best in my opinion, but don't take my word for it look at the other books and chose for yourself, several are quite good, but as I have stated this one, in my opinion is the best...for what it's worth.
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