{"product_id":"michael-graves-images-of-a-grand-tour-9781568985299","title":"Michael Graves: Images of a Grand Tour","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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. They also tell something of the education of an architect  bringing to light the classical buildings that caused Graves to reexamine his early devotion to modernism. A foreword by Graves reflects on these travels from the distance of forty years  while author Brian Ambroziak puts the tour into the context of Gravess life and work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45279780306997,"sku":"ByrdShop_1568985290","price":66.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781568985299.jpg?v=1780610048","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/michael-graves-images-of-a-grand-tour-9781568985299","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}