Louis H. Sullivan (1856–1924)

Louis Sullivan was a master thinker and master teacher whose lessons have stood - both physically and figuratively - the test of time.

The range of his writings are prolific: poetry, scholarship, culture, democracy, knowledge, and the art of expression. It is a museum of thought within a single book.

One of the most profound books I have ever read.

I have immense admiration for Sullivan as an architect, as a visionary, and as a free spirit. Sadly, almost none of these come across in this memoir from late in his life. The thought is unfocussed and the prose is mincing and unconvincing. Too bad

Sullivan was Frank Lloyd Wright's boss prior to him going independent. I thought in reviewing Sullivan's work I would see the starting nexus for FLW's later achievements. Not the case. The book was kind of under-whelming.