Beyond the Book
This article relates to Loving Frank
A pictorial tour through the
life and works of Frank Lloyd
Wright including buildings and
people mentioned in Loving
Frank and (to throw you off
the scent) a few that aren't!
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The Lloyd Wright's home, and
Frank's studio in Oak Park,
Illinois.
-
The Robie House,
considered by many to be the
finest example of Wright's
Prairie architecture.
- A
photo of Mamah Borthwick
and the
house that Wright built
for her and her husband.
-
Wright as Mamah may have
first known him; and
in his later years.
- A portrait of
Ellen Key as Mamah
may have known her.
- A complete online
version of Wright's
Wasmuth portfolio (1910)
which introduced Europeans
to Wright's architecture for
the first time.
- Photos showing the
original
Taliesin built by Wright
starting in 1911.
-
The Graycliff estate,
considered Wright's most
notable project during the
1930s.
-
Falling Water, built in
the 1930s.
- An example of a
"Usonian" house built in
the 1930s.
-
The Guggenheim Museum,
New York, constructed over
16 years starting in 1943.
- Reproductions of
lighting and
stained glass inspired
by Wright's designs.
More
interesting links:
- The publisher's
extremely comprehensive
website about
Loving Frank,
including a comprehensive
photo tour, contemporary
newspaper clippings and much
more.
- Two nonprofit groups
focused on preserving
Wright's architecture:
The Frank Lloyd Wright
Preservation Trust &
The Frank Lloyd Wright
Foundation
- The architectural genes
continue in the Lloyd Wright
family. At least one of
Wright's seven children went
on to be an architect, and
his son,
Eric Lloyd Wright who
apprenticed to his
grandfather, currently
practices in Malibu,
California.
September 2007
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This "beyond the book article" relates to Loving Frank. It originally ran in September 2007 and has been updated for the
April 2008 paperback edition.
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