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The Art & Craft of the Machine

This essay excerpt has been taken from one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s earliest and most seminal lectures where he seized upon the ways in which industry, education, and architecture could foster more inclusive and equal communities.

Frank Lloyd Wright | Apr 7, 2021

Why I Love Wisconsin

In 1932, Frank Lloyd Wright wrote the following article for Wisconsin Magazine in which he describes his feelings for the state he loved above all others (with Arizona coming in second) as well as his fascination with Wisconsin’s red barns and lack of “snobs.” 

Frank Lloyd Wright | May 29, 2020

Concerning the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

When Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, he was compelled by what he believed the building could be. 60 years after the museum first opened, we reflect on Wright’s persistence, passion, and vision that made this architectural icon possible.

Frank Lloyd Wright | Oct 21, 2019

Taste and Autobiography

In “Taste and Autobiography,” Frank Lloyd Wright explains why he wrote “An Autobiography.”

Frank Lloyd Wright | Mar 30, 2018

Frank Lloyd Wright’s “The Four Seasons in Four Verses”

The following excerpt titled “The Four Seasons in Four Verses,” was taken from Book Four, Freedom, of Frank Lloyd Wright’s “An Autobiography.”

Frank Lloyd Wright | Mar 21, 2018

‘Beautiful Site in Hand’: Frank Lloyd Wright Telegrams Fellowship in 1937 from Arizona

On December 30, 1937, Frank Lloyd Wright sent a telegram to the Fellowship in Wisconsin, telling apprentices of the new site in Arizona that would later become Taliesin West.

Frank Lloyd Wright | Dec 30, 2017

Frank Lloyd Wright on the “Taliesin Smell” of Winter

The following excerpt titled “Sniff Taliesin,” was taken from the fifth section of Frank Lloyd Wright’s “An Autobiography,” Form.

Frank Lloyd Wright | Dec 21, 2017

Frank Lloyd Wright’s ‘Toy Hill’ For Sale

Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948 for Sol Friedman, Toy Hill in Pleasantville, New York, is for sale for $1.5 million.

Frank Lloyd Wright | Nov 20, 2017

Frank Lloyd Wright: Books That Have Meant the Most to Me

The following excerpt was originally published in a September 1932 issue of Scholastic magazine, and then in Frank Lloyd Wright Collected Writings, Vol. III, edited by Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer.

Frank Lloyd Wright | Nov 16, 2017
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