Philip Johnson. A visual biography

With his elegant suits and iconic black glasses, Philip Johnson—witty, wealthy, and well connected—was for many years the most powerful figure in the world of architecture. This book documents the seven decades of Johnson's larger-than-life influence, innovation, and controversies. Rarely seen materials shed new light on his relationships with figures such as Warhol and Mies van der Rohe, and showcase his major built works, from the Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut, an icon of Modernism, to the original Four Seasons restaurant and the AT&T Building, both in New York.

Through more than 500 extraordinary photographs and documents, many published here for the first time, together with evocative text by lan Volner, Philip Johnson traces the remarkable life and career of a true twentieth-century legend.