The Whirling Arrow

News and updates from the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation

IN TW STUDIO, BRUCE/LING/FLLW. photographer in background. 1954

June 9, 2024 International Archives Day

The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Collection includes fine and decorative art, the personal belongings of the Wright’s, the creative output of the Fellowship, archival material, the William Wesley Peters Library, and the historic buildings at Taliesin and Taliesin West. Highlighted below are items currently on view, stored in the vaults, in the Archives, and from the WWP Library.

Collections Department | Jun 6, 2024
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The Harmony of Form and Function ~ Lighting Masterpieces of Frank Lloyd Wright

The Japanese lighting company Yamagiwa comes back to Fuorisalone after twelve years with its own installation “The Harmony of Form and Function” to present to the international audience of Milano Design Week the TALIESIN®series of light fixtures designed by legendary American architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Jun 9, 2023
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[Cohen House Tropical Foliage (Abstract Pattern Study), Eugene Masselink, ca. 1957, graphite, ink, and paint on plywood, Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Collection, 1910.223.2.]

Celebrating World Art Day April 15, 2024

Ross Hubbard | Apr 15, 2024
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Revisiting Frank Lloyd Wright’s Vision for “Broadacre City”

Eight Frank Lloyd Wright Sites Inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List

Reading Broadacre

New Frank Lloyd Wright-Inspired Homes Based on Usonian Designs

Frank Lloyd Wright working at his desk in the Garden Room at Taliesin West. Piano and harp in the background.

A Brief History of Pianos at Taliesin and Taliesin West

“Never miss the idea that architecture and music belong together. They are practically one.” – Frank Lloyd Wright, lecture to the American Institute of Architects, Detroit, 1957

Pat Evans | Apr 8, 2024
WSU students at Taliesin West

Washington State University Students Study American Transcendentalism at Taliesin West

Jennifer Gray | Apr 5, 2024
exterior of vault at Taliesin West

The Archives & Collections Building at Taliesin West is getting some upgrades.

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Oct 2, 2023

“I believe a house is more a home by being a work of Art.”

— Frank Lloyd Wright

Interior of a spacious art studio with wooden floors and high ceilings featuring exposed beams. Natural light filters in through skylights. Three people are seated at long wooden tables with drawing boards, focused on their work.

University of Chicago: From Detail to City at Taliesin

Taliesin Institute | Sep 18, 2023
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation

Students from The University of Texas at San Antonio Learn By Doing At Taliesin West

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Jul 28, 2023
3.20.18 Vase
Liebes at her loom, via Decorative Arts Trust

Dorothy Liebes, the “Mother of Modern Weaving”

Dorothy Liebes was a leading 20th-century weaver and textile designer. Deeply curious and innovative, she pioneered the production of affordable, mass-produced textiles that maintained a handwoven appearance.

Ross Hubbard | Jul 21, 2023
The Senjū Kannon statue on display

Conservation of the Senju Kannon Statue

We present the first of three Buddhist statues which were recently conserved at the Midwest Art Conservation Center in Minneapolis.

Kyle Dockery | Jun 29, 2023
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