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THE LIFE AND WORK OF
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
PART 6:
Ages 63 (1930) to 78 (1945)
In Chicago
by JT Wunderlich PhD
FRANK LLOYD
WRIGHT
OLGIVANNA
WRIGHT
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PART 1 Frank Lloyd Wright, Age 0-19 (1867-1886) Formative Years
Historical & Social Context: Post-Civil War recession, Industrial revolution, Farm life, Preacher/Musician Father, Teacher/Mother, Mother's large influential Unitarian farming family, Unitarian beliefs, Nature, Parent’s divorce
ARCHITECTURE: Froebel education (blocks, etc), Barns & Farm houses, Roots of his organic architecture
PART 2 Frank Lloyd Wright, Age 20-33 (1887-1900) Formative Years
Historical & Social Context: The rebuilding of Chicago after the Great Fire, Wife Anna and first five children
ARCHITECTURE: Louis Sullivan, Beginnings of his organic architecture
PART 3 Frank Lloyd Wright, Age 34-41 (1901-1908)
Historical & Social Context: Post-mid-1800’s opening of Japan, Pre-WW1 Europe, Arts &Crafts, Six children
ARCHITECTURE: Began his Prairie Style, First trip to Japan (1905)
PART 4 Frank Lloyd Wright, Age 42-47 (1909-1914)
Historical & Social Context: Secession movement in Austria, Living in Italy (1909/10), Returning to his mother's family's farmland to build Taliesin, Mistress murdered
ARCHITECTURE: Continued prairie style while seeking other inspirations and social philosophies, Taliesin
PART 5 Frank Lloyd Wright, Age 48-62 (1915-1929)
Historical & Social Context: WWI, Roaring 20’s, A short 2nd marriage, 3rd marriage to Olgivanna (Olga), CA, Japan
ARCHITECTURE: California (and Arizona) Textile Houses, Designs in Japan
PART 6 Frank Lloyd Wright, Age 63-78 (1930-1945) THIS LECTURE
Historical & Social Context: The Great Depression(1930's), WWII(1939-45), Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan; Modernism, Living with no money, Taliesin Fellowship (Olga's idea)
ARCHITECTURE: Broadacre City, Usonian Houses, Taliesin West
PART 7 Frank Lloyd Wright, Age 79-91 (1946-1958) -- died in 1958
Historical & Social Context: Post WWII economic boom, Cold War, Communal living at Taliesin, Modernism
ARCHITECTURE: Modern materials and methods
PART 8 Post Frank Lloyd Wright -- Olga continues Taliesin Fellowship (1958-1985)
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Historical & Social Context
The Great Depression(1930's), WWII(1939-45), Nazi Germany
and Imperial Japan; Modernism, Living with no money, Taliesin
Fellowship (Olga's idea)
ARCHITECTURE
Broadacre City, Usonian Houses, Taliesin West, Falling Water
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The Great Depression (1930's) resulted in less wealthy clients
So in 1932, created Taliesin Fellowship (school) -- Olga's idea, somewhat of a socialist utopian architectural commune
New socialist utopian ideals of equal distribution of land:
1-acre suburban plot per person (1935 Broadacre City)
And later, after WWII (1939-1945), small “affordable” homes (Usonian Homes)
In 1937, the Fellowship expanded to Taliesin West in Arizona
However noteworthy wealthy clients resulted in:
Falling Water in 1935 The Johnson Wax building in 1936
63-78 YEARS OLD (1930-1945) [BURNS 2001]
FRANK LLOYD
WRIGHT
OLGIVANNA
WRIGHT
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So in 1932, created Taliesin Fellowship (school) -- Olga's idea,
somewhat of a socialist utopian architectural commune
65 YEARS OLD (1932) [BURNS 2001]
FRANK LLOYD
WRIGHT
OLGIVANNA
WRIGHT
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1-acre suburban plot per person (1935 Broadacre City)
68 YEARS OLD (1935) [BURNS 2001]
FRANK LLOYD
WRIGHT
OLGIVANNA
WRIGHT
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S.230 Falling Water , Mill Run, Pennsylvania, 1935
SEE MORE: http://users.etown.edu/w/wunderjt/Frank%20Lloyd%20Wright%202015%20Field%20Trip%20for%20Architecture%20Minor%20students.pdf
68 YEARS OLD (1935) [STORRER 2017]
FRANK LLOYD
WRIGHT
OLGIVANNA
WRIGHT
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S.237 Johnson Wax Building, 1936
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1MXuBAxcdM
69 YEARS OLD (1936) [STORRER 2017]
FRANK LLOYD
WRIGHT
OLGIVANNA
WRIGHT
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S.241 Taliesin West, 1937
70 YEARS OLD (1937) [STORRER 2017]
FRANK LLOYD
WRIGHT
OLGIVANNA
WRIGHT
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S.316-S.318 Usonian Homes, 1945-1951
http://www.steinerag.com/flw/Artifact%20Pages/PhRtS398ny.htm
78 YEARS OLD (1945) [STORRER 2017]
FRANK LLOYD
WRIGHT
OLGIVANNA
WRIGHT
After WWII (1939-1945), small “affordable” homes (Usonian Homes)
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