Frank Lloyd Wright and the Robie House: 1908–1910
@ The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Friday, April 5th, from 3PM - 4PM
Frank Lloyd Wright had substantial ties to the Art Institute during the first decade of the 20th century when he created the Prairie style—the style that he debuted with the 1910 home in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood, the Robie House. When that structure was slated for demolition in 1957, the Art Institute’s director Daniel Catton Rich was among the city’s leaders who spearheaded the campaign to save it. In this lecture, architectural historian and preservationist Kathryn Smith examines these connections among the architect, the museum, and the seminal structure. She discusses the exhibitions Wright organized and presented at the Art Institute and considers the ways in which these exhibitions articulated his seminal design philosophy and persuaded his detractors.
Fullerton Hall
Free with museum admission; registration required
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