"From Bauhaus To Our House" 1981 WOLFE, Tom
$175
WOLFE, Tom
[143] pp.
Farrar Straus Giroux
1981
First Printing
8 1/4" x 5 1/2"
Jacket design by Kiyoshi Kanai
From Bauhaus to Our House is a 1981 narrative of Modern architecture, written by Tom Wolfe.
Background
In 1975 Wolfe made his first foray into art criticism with The Painted Word, in which he argued that art theory had become too pervasive because the art world was controlled by a small elitist network of wealthy collectors, dealers and critics. Art critics were, in turn, highly critical of Wolfe's book, arguing that he was a philistine who knew nothing of what he wrote.
After The Painted Word, Wolfe published a collection of his essays, Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine (1976), and his history of the earliest years of the space program, The Right Stuff (1979). Undeterred by the hostile critical response to The Painted Word, and perhaps even encouraged by the stir the book made, Wolfe set about writing a critique of modern architecture. From Bauhaus to Our House was published in full in two issues of Harper's Magazine, then issued in book form by Wolfe's long-time publisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux in 1981.