They All Fall Down: Richard Nickel's Struggle to Save America's Architecture

Cahan, Richard"

ISBN 10: 0471144266 / ISBN 13: 9780471144267

Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1995

About this Item

PHOTO AND VIDEO OF PAGES TAKEN TO SHOW CONDITION PRIOR TO SHIPPING; RARE SIGNED PHOTOS EMAILED WHEN ASKEDPHOTOS EMAILED FOR MORE SPECIFICS WHEN REQUESTED; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 25474

Bibliographic Details

Title: They All Fall Down: Richard Nickel's ...

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Publication Date: 1995

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

"Richard Nickel, whom I had the delight of knowing during hisall too brief life, is one of the unsung heroes of Chicagoarchitecture. He was not an architect himself, nor a designer. Hesimply took pictures, but what pictures! He was, for want of abetter description, one of the most sensitive of architecturalphotographers. More than that, his life--and ironically,tragically and poetically, his death--were fused to Chicagoarchitecture. How he died tells us how he lived: for the beauty inthe works of Sullivan, Wright and the others. His story is one thatmust be told."
--Studs Terkel, author

"He was completely understanding of architecture and genius andof the quality of the work he was dealing with. He wassingle-minded in his pursuit and dedication to quality in history,art and architecture. That is an increasingly rare quality."
--Ada Louise Huxtable, former New York Timesarchitecture critic

"Richard was an excellent photographer--sensitive andintelligent, and a very good craftsman".
--John Szarkowski, former Director, Photography, Museumof Modern Art, New York

"Richard Nickel was one of those who saw architecture, and whopassionately and skillfully pursued its portrayal. He was one of avery small number, and to make his work known would be afundamental service to architects, students, and teachers as wellas to the art of architecture."
--Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., architectural historian

About the Author:

Richard Cahan spent years researching Richard Nickel's photographs, documents, and letters, interviewing Nickel's family and friends, and visiting the Louis Sullivan buildings that so attracted the photographer. Cahan graduated from the University of Illinois. He worked as a reporter and editor for several weekly and daily newspapers and has written hundreds of articles for newspapers and magazines. In 1981 he wrote the book Landmark Neighborhoods of Chicago. He presently is the picture editor for the Chicago Sun-Times. He lives in Skokie, Illinois, with his wife, Catherine, and children, Elie, Claire, and Aaron.