I thought PrairieMod readers would enjoy seeing a book plate designed for the library of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Rayward-Shepherd House (aka "Tirranna") that was in a book I recently picked up. I believe it depicts the entry gate from the house in graphic style. Anyone else have a Wright-related book plate to share?
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Please join author Kim Bixler for a free multi-media presentation at the Unity Temple on Friday, May 17th at 6:30pm where she will share her stories of living in a Frank Lloyd Wright house. More after the jump...
Adam Grant, author of the book Give and Take, recently wrote a piece for the Huffington Post about how power can reveal or amplify the true nature of a person. His example is Frank Lloyd Wright, who he characterizes as a natural "Taker," whose tendencies became more apparent when he received fame and power. Read more here.
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Andrew S. was kind enough to share some really great WPA-era covers for various Chicago Park District booklets he's been collecting recently. Check out all the covers after the jump...
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Ron McCrea, author of Building Taliesin: Frank Lloyd Wright's Home of Love and Loss (Paperback: $35.00, ISBN: 978-0-87020-606-1) will discuss the creation of Wright's original Taliesin I in Spring Green, Wis., during a special online Webinar event at 11 a.m. (Central Standard Time, U.S.) Saturday, April 6, 2013 cosponsored by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. More after the jump...
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I had an exciting find this weekend at a local antique shop: a rare copy of the only biography written about Prairie School architect, Harry Franklin Robinson. The book, titled The Life And Work of Harry Franklin Robinson 1883-1959, was written by Robinson's eldest grandson, James Alexander Robinson, and published in 1989. The book is full of fantastic information based on research and interviews with original clients about this under-appreciated architect. In addition to detailing Robinson's experiences working for Frank Lloyd Wright (twice) and Walter Burley Griffin, there are a plethora of beautiful illustrations of Robinson's renderings (several that were apparently the basis for plates in Wright's iconic Wasmuth Portfolio) and architectural work. Enjoy just a small sampling of what this book contains in the scans pictured after the jump...
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Architect Colin E. Slais recently sent some snaps of a book cover he came across on fashion designer Diana Vreeland that boldly features images of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Pauson House prior to its loss by fire. It's amazing where Wright turns up--good eyes, Colin!
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John A. sends word of a new book titled Redux: The Arts and Crafts Revival, 1972-2012 about the history of the Movement's modern day renaissance that was released at this year's Grove Park Inn Arts & Crafts Conference. Find out more here.
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The sad news of the recent passing of Taliesin Fellow (1951-1953) Earl Nisbet reaches us from Kevin Wagner. Earl was a very good friend of PrairieMod and we will miss him dearly. To learn more about the remarkable work and life of Mr. Nisbet, then be sure to check out his architectural biography, Taliesin Reflections: My Years Before, During and After Living with Frank Lloyd Wright. Thanks for everything Earl, you will be missed.
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I've recently received word that there's an Alfred Browning Parker preservation battle heating-up in Coral Gables, FL. issue that is heating up. Find out the troubling details after the jump...
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Lynn Becker recently visited the ArchiTech Gallery in Chicago and was treated to a preview of the eagerly anticipated monograph coming next year on Alfonso Iannelli (designed by your PrairieMod editor!) I know it seems like it's taking forever, but let Lynn tell you--it'll be worth the wait. Obviously, as we get closer to publication I'll let readers know more details!
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Randy H. sent a link to an interesting new Frank Lloyd Wright-related book by author Kim Bixler about her experiences growing up in the Wright-designed Boynton House in Rochester, NY. Find out more about it and order your copy here.
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If you're still searching for the that perfect gift for the architecture lover on your list, then one I would highly suggest is the new book, Frank Lloyd Wright: Natural Design, Organic Architecture: Lessons for Building Green from an American Original written by Alan Hess and with photography by Alan Weintraub (published by Rizzoli). More after the jump...
If you missed this last Saturday's event at SC Johnson where author Ron McCrea spoke about his new book Building Taliesin, then be sure to check out the blog Wright in Racine to see photos from the lecture.
Make sure to sign-up as a member of Wright in Wisconsin to keep up with future events like this!
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Mark Hertzberg sends word that Wright in Wisconsin in partnership with SC Johnson invite you to hear Ron McCrea talk about his new book, Building Taliesin: Frank Lloyd Wright's Home of Love and Loss on Saturday, December 15, 2012 from 11:00 a.m. until noon. A book signing will follow.
In addition, pre and post talk tours of the SC Johnson Administration building, Fortaleza Hall and the SC Johnson Gallery are available. This is a free event but pre-registration is appreciated. Visit the SCJ website and schedule your free tour.
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Paul R. sends a link to an article on a new book by Caroline Rob Zaleski called Long Island Modernism 1930-1980, which documents the area's significant
modern buildings designed by 25 architects.
The book is part of a larger project in which more than 500 buildings by 78 architects were surveyed for the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities. Find out more here.
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Fresh off his recent trip to Mason City, IA for the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy Conference, architect and author Ranolph C. Henning sent info on a new book about the restoration of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Park Inn Hotel that he thought PrairieMod readers would want to know about. More after the jump...
Smoking is a nasty habit, to be certain, but I recently had ashtrays on the mind. To be specific, an ashtray that Louis H. Sullivan designed for John Lloyd Wright (son of the famed Frank Lloyd Wright) after John sought the great architect out in the twilight of Sullivan's career. John writes a fantastically detailed account of their meeting and the design of the astonishing ashtray in his book, My Father Who Is On Earth.
What's elusive about this design is that it was never executed and the drawing was destroyed in a fire years later (ironically enough).
How cool would it be to come across a copy of this design somewhere out there that somehow survived and see the magic that so moved John all those years ago. Alas, the liklihood of finding such a copy is as elusive as wisps of smoke. We'll have to suffice instead to read about it here.
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The Chicago Tribune's Christopher Borrelli recently featured graphic artist and Oak Parker, Chris Ware, who has a new book out in a few weeks called Building Stories. Read more here and check out a sneak peek at the book here.
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A recent article on author Ron McCrea and his new book, Building Taliesin: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Home of Love and Loss, reveals how someone's poor spelling of "Taliesin" led the seasoned journalist to a gold mine of rare Frank Lloyd Wright-related photos. Read more here.
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The New York TImes Review of Books recently covered the new work by French architectural historian and architect Jean-Louis Cohen titled Architecture in Uniform: Designing and Building for the Second World War. The book argues that it wasn't Utopian dreams or social causes that brought out the full potential of Modern architecture--but rather the technologies of destruction perfected during World War II. Read more here.
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Isthmus.com recently reviewed Ron McCrea's new book, Building Taliesin, about the creation of Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin. Read it here. Thanks to Mark H. for sending the link.
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Sandie Petrzilka of the Olmsted Society let us know that authors Lonnie Sacchi and Constance Guardi will present their new book on the idyllic town of Riverside, IL and will be available for autographing after a presentation at the Riverside Public Library. More details after the jump...
If you're in the Madison, WI area and love architecture, then plan on attending the launch party for author Ron McCrea’s new book, Building Taliesin: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Home of Love and Loss. The event is from 4-6 pm Thursday, June 28, 2012 at the Harmony Bar on Atwood Avenue in Madison, WI. Learn more here.
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Speaking of Wright in Racine, Mark also posts that he has received preliminary news from SC Johnson Company that the possibility of opening parts of the long dormant Research Tower on their corporate campus for public tours is being explored. Read more about this tantalizing news here.
In the meantime, if you're eager to learn more about this remarkable building, make sure to pick-up a copy of the definitive book on the subject here.
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Preservation, the magazine of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, recently featured an interview with Donna Grant Riley, whose parents built the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Grant House near Cedar Rapids, IA. She discusses what it was like for her parents to collaborate with Mr. Wright and her experience growing up in a work of art. Read the article here and make sure to get a copy of Donna's book on the Grant House here.
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The Los Angeles Review of Books recently featured a piece on the new book, Julius Shulman Los Angeles: The Birth of a Modern Metropolis, by Sam Lubell and Douglas Woods. Julius was the incomparable documentor of Southern California's Modernism, and the passion he has for the city and its architecture shines through every photo taken. Read the review here.
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Architect, historian, and author, Alan Hess, recently reviewed a trio of books on the topic of California Modernism for the Los Angeles Review of Books. The books reviewed include, Architecture of the Sun : Los Angeles Modernism 1900-1970 by Thomas S. Hines, Sympathetic Seeing: Esther McCoy and the Heart of America by Kimberli Meyer and Susan Morgan, and Living in a Modern Way : California Design 1930-1965 by Wendy Kaplan. Read the reviews here.
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The blog, io9.com, provides a sneak peek at some pages from the new Batman graphic novel by publishing design guru and Bat-fan, Chip Kidd.
Taking artistic cues from Metropolis by Fritz Lang and renderings by architect Hugh Ferriss, Kidd spins his yarn around the architectural side of Gotham City and features classic and new villains, plus Bruce Wayne as chairman of the Gotham Landmarks Commission. Read and see more here.
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