Weekly Frank Lloyd Wright News

Announcements

Correction

Last week's newsletter had an unfortunate error when it was sent out. The news item on the Wright wood scale models mentioned Farnsworth House, which is by Mies van der Rohe. The Frank Lloyd Wright models offered are Unity Temple, the First Jacobs House, Guggenheim Museum, and SC Johnson Wax Administration Building. You can read the corrected item here.

Special Feature

Happy 154th Birthday Mr. Wright!

We have bumped up the release date of this week's issue to inform our readers of some special events planned to celebrate Frank Lloyd Wright's 154th birthday. Check out what's happening in our special listing below.

June 8th, 2021

Frank Lloyd Wright x PechaKucha LIVE Vol. 3

Watch online presentations in the highly visual and efficient PechaKucha style, consisting of 20 image-based slides that automatically advance after 20 seconds, with each talk lasting only 400 seconds. More details here.

Third Coast Percussion Performance

Watch Third Coast Percussion perform on Frank Lloyd Wright’s 154th birthday. Join them virtually streaming on the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation's Facebook page at 5 pm (PST)/7 pm (CST)/8 pm (EST) for a live performance of Common Patterns in Uncommon Times. More info here.

June 13th, 2021

Seth Peterson Cottage Open House

Get a free guided tour to find out more about Frank Lloyd Wright and Seth Peterson. Following the open house the Seth Peterson Cottage Conservancy will recognize the winner of the 2021 Kristin Visser Historical Preservation Award. Details here.

June 15th, 2021

The Oak Park Studio of Frank Lloyd Wright

Hear architectural historian Lisa Schrenk in conversation with Janet Parks about her new book, which breaks the myth of Wright as the lone genius and reveals new insights into the architect’s early career through the lens of his residential studio in Oak Park between 1898 and 1909. Register here.

June 25th, 2021

Ebsworth Park (Kraus House) Grand Re-Opening

The Frank Lloyd Wright House In Ebsworth Park (Kirkwood, Missouri) will have a grand re-opening later this month. Stop in to take a tour of a nostalgic piece of history in the Gateway City. More here.

The Headlines

New Permanent Exhibit At Price Tower Opens In June

Later this month Price Tower will celebrate the arrival of two new art exhibitions, "The Love of Art: The Cox Collection" on June 11 as well as the opening of a new permanent exhibition June 18, on Price Tower's second floor, which features the full story of Frank Lloyd Wright's only realized skyscraper. Visitors can experience the unique construction techniques, furniture, drawings, photographs and never-before-seen construction film footage. The new exhibit also takes a deep look into the H.C. Price Company, Frank Lloyd Wright's long career and the skyscraper he finally achieved. This permanent display is free and will remain open to the public. To celebrate the opening on June 18, Price Tower's outdoor dining venue The Plaza will host live jazz and pop music from Oklahoma-based band Ann-Janette & the Evolution. More info here.

20th Century Visionaries: Catalysts For Change

Public Radio Tulsa is presenting Tulsa Chautauqua 2021, a virtual festival happening June 8th through the 12th on the theme of "20th Century Visionaries: Catalysts for Change." For this series of events — which will be presented this year in an online-only format — five different scholar/performers will offer entertaining and educational presentations and workshops on the lives of Gene Rodenberry, Gertrude Bell, Marshall McLuhan, Marie Curie, and Frank Lloyd Wright. More here.

Inside The $8M Lykes House

Architectural Digest brings you to Phoenix, Arizona to virtually tour one of the last homes ever designed by legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright (though finished after his death in 1959). The stunning Norman Lykes House flows seamlessly from one room to the next within its concentric floorplan, complementing the craggy hills of Palm Canyon. It's been on and off the market before, but is now for sale for just shy of $8 million. See more here.

Design like Frank Lloyd Wright

"Design like Frank Lloyd Wright" is a ninety-minute, one-mile tour in Springfield, IL that uses hands-on drawing and sketching activities and a walk into the Aristocracy Hill neighborhood to explore the development of Wright's iconic architectural style, from his childhood experiences through the design of the Dana-Thomas House (1902-04) and other prairie homes. Guests of all ages will develop an understanding of the basic principles of organic architecture as they learn to design like Frank Lloyd Wright.  Please note, this tour only explores the exterior of sites. Drawing supplies provided, or you may bring your own. More info here.

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