Chronological listing of materials prepared by Frank Lloyd Wright for the construction of the Solomon R Guggenheim Museum, illustrated with black-and-white photographs and architectural drawings. "Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer presents a narrative and correspondence from the 'Guggenheim Letters,' a remarkable archive. Here is a very personal and detailed account of the creative struggle required to build the extraordinary Guggenheim Museum. From its opening in October 1959, the Solomon R Guggenheim Museum has been recognized as Frank Lloyd Wright's crowning achievement. Pfeiffer demonstrates that the story of its construction is arresting drama as well."