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Frank Lloyd Wright

The greatest American architect of all time

Wright's philosophy of organic architecture emphasized designing in harmony with humanity and the environment.[1] Across a 70-year period of creative output, Wright was responsible for the design of over 1,000 structures.[1]

Quick Facts

Partner
Mamah Borthwick (1909–1914)
Children
8, including Lloyd Wright and John Lloyd Wright
Born
8 June 1867
Birthplace
Richland Center, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died
9 April 1959
Place of death
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Significant projects
Usonian Houses, Broadacre City
Education
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Facts from the source article.

Life and work

In 1876, Anna discovered Froebel Gifts, geometrically shaped blocks that the 9-year-old Wright played with extensively.[2] He arrived in Chicago in 1887 seeking employment and was hired as a draftsman by Joseph Lyman Silsbee.[3] Sullivan took Wright under his wing and gave him great design responsibility.[4] Wright's independent "bootlegged" houses led to his departure from Sullivan's firm in 1893.[5]

By 1901, Wright had completed about 50 projects, including many houses in Oak Park.[6] To encourage her child's aspirations, Wright's mother placed pictures of English cathedrals cut from magazines on the walls of his nursery.[7] Wright was a student at Madison High School and subsequently pursued civil engineering studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, but he did not earn a degree.[8][9] Around November 1887, Wright departed from Silsbee's employment to begin working for the firm Adler & Sullivan.[10]

The Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, which Wright designed, was finished in 1923 and later torn down in 1968.[11][12]

What the cited sources add

A 2009 Chicago Reader article by Becker recounts that Burnham locked himself in a library with Wright and offered him an all-expenses paid education at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.[13] Wright turned Burnham down, and Burnham thought Wright was making a foolish mistake.[13][14] A 2002 field guide by Clayton identifies four houses completed between 1900 and 1901 as the onset of the "Prairie Style".[15][16] A 1996 book authored by Lind documents Wright's lost masterpieces and mentions that Wright had Cecil Corwin sign several unauthorized projects, which shows Wright understood these commissions were prohibited.[17][18]

According to a 2000 book by Koyama, the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright exerted a significant impact on young architects in Japan.[19][20]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Frank Lloyd Wright" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Caves, "Encyclopedia of the City", Routledge, 2004, p. 777; A Directory of Frank Lloyd Wright Associates: APPRENTICES 1929 to 1959 , jgonwright.net, accessed February 10, 2021. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Frank Lloyd Wright" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Alofsin, Anthony (1993). Frank Lloyd Wright – the Lost Years, 1910–1922: A Study of Influence. University of Chicago Press. p. 359. ; Hersey, George (2000). Arc (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Frank Lloyd Wright" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: McCarter, "Frank Lloyd Wright", Phaidon Press, 1997; Wright, "Frank Lloyd Wright: An Autobiography", Pomegranate Communications, 2005, p. 60–63; O'Gorman, "Frank Lloyd Wright's Chicago", Thunder Bay Press, 2004, p. 31–33 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Frank Lloyd Wright" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: .; Tafel, "Years With Frank lloyd Wright: Apprentice to Genius", Dover Publications, 1985, p. 31; Tafel, "Years With Frank lloyd Wright: Apprentice to Genius", Dover Publications, 1985, p. 31 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Frank Lloyd Wright" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Kenwood's Double Shot of Frank Lloyd Wright", Chicago Magazine; "Dr. Allison Harlan House Frank Lloyd Wright Trust", www.flwright.org; "frank lloyd wright's 1892 harlan house documented shortly before its demolition after devastating fire in 1963", Urban Remains Chicago News and Events, June 13, 2022; Lind, "Lost Wright: Frank Lloyd Wright's Vanished Masterpieces", Simon & Schuster, Inc., 1996, p. 40–43 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Frank Lloyd Wright" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: My Father: Frank Lloyd Wright, by John Lloyd Wright; 1992; p. 35. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Frank Lloyd Wright" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Secrest, p. 58. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Frank Lloyd Wright" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hendrickson, Paul, Plagued By Fire, New York: Alfred A Knopf, 2019, p. 399. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Frank Lloyd Wright" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Allan D[arst] Conover, architect", www.archinform.net; Secrest, p. 82.; "Honorary Degree Recipients", Office of the Secretary of the Faculty (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Frank Lloyd Wright" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: It is often reported incorrectly that Wright worked Beers, Clay and Dutton, but Clay was at this time in private practice. The mistake is understandable as it i; ; (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  11. Wikipedia, "Frank Lloyd Wright" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Nute K. Frank Lloyd Wright and Japan: The Role of Traditional Japanese Art and Architecture in the Work of Frank Lloyd Wright. London, Routledge Publ., 2000. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  12. Wikipedia, "Frank Lloyd Wright" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: 明石, "フランク・ロイド・ライトの帝国ホテル", 建築資料研究社, 2004; ケヴィン, "フランク・ロイド・ライトと日本文化", 鹿島出版会, 1997 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  13. Becker, "An Odd Way to Honor Daniel Burnham", Chicago Reader, July 16, 2009. facts only, no text reused. chicagoreader.com
  14. Wikipedia, "Frank Lloyd Wright" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Pulos, "From Beaux-Arts to Arts and Crafts", MIT Press Open Architecture and Urban Studies, April 22, 2021; Becker, "An Odd Way to Honor Daniel Burnham", Chicago Reader, July 16, 2009; .; Goldberger, "Toddlin' Town: Daniel Burnham's great Chicago Plan turns one hundred", March 9, 2009 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  15. Open Library record, ISBN 9780762413249 ("Frank Lloyd Wright Field Guide"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
  16. Wikipedia, "Frank Lloyd Wright" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Clayton, "Frank Lloyd Wright Field Guide", Running Press, 2002, p. 97–102; Sommer, "Frank Lloyd Wright: A Gatefold Portfolio", Barnes & Noble Books, 1997; . (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  17. Lind, "Lost Wright: Frank Lloyd Wright's Vanished Masterpieces", Simon & Schuster, Inc., 1996, p. 40–43. facts only, no text reused. archive.org
  18. Wikipedia, "Frank Lloyd Wright" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Lind, "Lost Wright: Frank Lloyd Wright's Vanished Masterpieces", Simon & Schuster, Inc., 1996, p. 40–43; . (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  19. Open Library record, ISBN 9780415232692 ("Frank Lloyd Wright and Japan"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
  20. Wikipedia, "Frank Lloyd Wright" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Koyama, "Frank Lloyd Wright and Japan: The Role of Traditional Japanese Art and Architecture in the Work of Frank Lloyd Wright", Psychology Press, 2000 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Frank Lloyd Wright (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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