Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian Native American Museum in the early morning sunlight. All I needed was an excuse. This morning proved to be the PERFECT excuse. Last week I purchased a new digital camera… one that will let me “stretch my legs” a bit more, so to speak. Going downtown with my friend …
No scaffolding in site! The amazing thing about this year’s visit to Oak Park and the Robie house is that the exterior work is basically complete. The masonry looked amazing. For the first time in my lifetime, I’m able to get a good idea of what Wright really intended for the Robie house. I’ve said …
Hillside II from the parking area On the left is the gallery and dining area. On the right, over the bridge is the drafting room and more gallery space. Storrer has a lot to say about Hillside II. He documents the transformations of Hillside over the years. Hillside I was arguably Wright’s first real commission, …
I’veadmired Edgar Tafel since I read his book about his years at the TaliesinFellowship, Apprentice to Genius. Heworked with Wright at possibly the most exciting time of his career. Tafel was involved in the design and building of Fallingwater and theJohnson Wax building… two of my favorite Wright buildings. describes the Johnson Wax building like this: …
Hi Julia!!!! I wanted to start off that way because it puts the focus whereit should be on this tour. Julia was our tour guide. This woman wasincredible. She’s a volunteer and had more enthusiasm for Monona Terraceand Wisconsin than anyone I’ve ever met. It really came through in the 90minutes that she spent showing …
Front of the Lamp Residence One of Mr. Wright’s oldest friends was Robert Lamp. The site for the home was chosen for its view of the lakes that are so central to downtown Madison. That view no longer exists. The home has been built around in every direction. In fact, since its completion in 1903, …
Looking at the Romeo and Juliet Windmill from Hillside II Romeo and Juliet is named because if you look at the vertical cross section, it is a hexagon mated to a diamond. This cross section gives the building its strength. It survived from its building in 1896 until 1989 when it was completely renovated. It …
It was a foggy, early morning It has been written that Frank Lloyd Wright was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin. (It has also been written that he wasn’t). The building you see above is the one building that he designed in the town that was famed to be his birthplace. According to Storrer, Albert Dell …
Gates to the Seth Peterson Cottage This is Mr. Wright’s smallest residential commmission. Storrer lists it at only 880 square feet. It is constructed of local sandstone and mahogany plywood on the shores of Mirror Lake. The cottage was still under construction when Mr. Wright died in 1959. It was completed by the Taliesin Architects …
Wright’s sister Jane and her husband Andrew Porter commissioned this house Wright designed this home for his sister in 1907, well into the time that he was building grand prairie style homes. Jane didn’t like the prairie style. She preferred the older “Fireproof House for $5000” style that Wright had been building years before. It …
