This remarkable study is the first in a series of occasional
papers concerned with the theoretical background of
modern architecture. Unlike other Museum publications
in architecture and design, the series will be independent
of the Museum's exhibition program. It will explore ideas
too complex for presentation in exhibition form, and
authors will represent no single professional group.
Mr. Venturi's book is published by the Museum in
collaboration with the Graham Foundation for Advanced , Studies in the Fine Arts. It is a particularly appropriate
volume with which to inaugurate the series, as the author
was originally enabled to work on the text through the
aid of a Graham Foundation grant