"Recent Florida Work by Treanor & Fatio: Architects" 1932 (SOLD)
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Signed: John S Lawson
Davies Publishing Co., Inc.
1932
13 1/4" x 10 1/4"
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"Recent Florida Work by Treanor & Fatio: Architects" is a 1932 folio monograph (reprinted 1938) documenting luxurious Palm Beach residential projects by architects Arthur Treanor and Swiss-born Maurice Fatio. Featuring photography by F.E. Geisler, it showcases high-society, Mediterranean-inspired homes, including residences for Harold S. Vanderbilt, Otto H. Kahn, and Joseph E. Widener.
Key Details of the Publication
Publisher: Davies Publishing Co., Inc. of Palm Beach, Florida.
Content: Contains 112 architectural half-tone photo plates and 4 full-page architectural drawings, offering a glimpse into the opulent "Palm Beach style" of the 1920s and 30s.
Significance: The book serves as a vital record of Fatio’s, a prominent 20th-century architect known for his work with elite clientele, often featuring Northern Italian and Mediterranean influences.
With 112 architectural half-tone photo plates with captions on 56 leaves, four full page reproductions of architectural drawings on two sheets, 23pp. of building trade advertisements at back.
Maurice Fatio (1897-1943) Swiss-born prominent American architect for the high society of Palm Beach in the 1920s and 1930s. Famously celebrated by Cole Porter with the lyrics, "I want to live on Maurice Fatio's patio."