Weekly Note
Happy New Year! 2017 is the year all of us "Wrightophiles" have been waiting for: The Sesquicentennial celebration of Frank Lloyd Wright's birth! All year long we'll bring you exciting news about all of the myriad celebrations that will be taking place, as well as the regular curated stories we enjoy bringing you.
The first newsletter of the week brings stories on Teater's Knoll; a Northern California Taliesin Apprentice-designed house for sale; The return of an iconic Calder mobile to an iconic Wright museum; and an Instagram illustrated celebration of FLLW's 150th.
Enjoy and as always: Keep Calm and Wright On!
Eric, Bryan & Lisa | Wright Society Publishers
The Headlines
Wright's Teater's Knoll Will Take Your Breath Away
The website for The National Trust for Historic Preservation recently featured Frank Lloyd Wright's only structure in the state of Idaho: the 1952 "Teater's Knoll", a studio for painter Archie Teater In the aptly-named town of Bliss, Idaho. Follow the link to learn more about this Wright-designed gem and how its current owner, Henry Whiting, lovingly takes care of it. Read more.
Click for more details: savingplaces.org
Taliesin Apprentice Lee Ward-Designed Home For Sale
Curbed.com recently featured a circa-1960 MCM house for sale in Elk, California (3 hours north of San Francisco) designed by Taliesin apprentice, Lee Aaron Ward. The 2,900-square-foot house is perched on a 1.35-acre cliff with stunning views of the Pacific Ocean. For $2.25 million it could be yours. Follow the link to learn more. Read more.
Click for more details: curbed.com
Calder's Mobile Returns To Its Place At The Guggenheim
The Art Newspaper reports that the large "Red Lily Pads" mobile by artist Alexander Calder will return to the rotunda of Frank Lloyd Wright's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in February 2017, just in time for the new exhibition titled "Visionaries: Creating the Modern Guggenheim". Follow the link to read more about it. Read more.
Click for more details: theartnewspaper.com
Celebrate With The #fllw150project
As you may already know, 2017 is the sesquicentennial of Frank Lloyd Wright's birth. In honor of this monumental event, yours truly has decided to post 150 Wright-related illustrations to my Instagram account all year long! Be sure to follow me on Instagram to see all of the illustrations already posted and enjoy the rest as they are released all year long! Read more.
Click for more details: instagram.com
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